Green Chili Rice is a spicy, flavorful, and easy-to-make recipe made with green chilies, coriander leaves (cilantro), rice, and sauces. Serve it for a quick lunch, dinner, or your office lunchbox.
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Green Chili Rice | Chilli Coriander Rice Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup Rice or 3 cups cooked rice
- ½ cup Coriander leaves cilantro chopped
- 1 tablespoon Olive oil or Vegetable oil
- ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
- ½ Onion chopped
- 5 Garlic cloves chopped
- 1 inch Ginger grated
- 3 to 4 Green chilies chopped, adjust to taste
- 1 Carrot chopped read tips
- ½ Capsicum bell pepper chopped any color
- 3 to 4 Green Beans chopped
- ¼ cup Frozen green peas
- 1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar
- 1 ½ teaspoon Soy sauce
- 1 ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce*
- 2 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon Red chile powder optional, to taste
- Salt to taste
Instructions
Cook the rice or use leftover rice
- Wash and cook the rice according to package instructions.1 cup Rice
- I used jasmine rice. To 1 cup of rice, add 1 ½ cups of water, bring it to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add salt and drizzle oil while cooking the rice.
- If you are using leftover or day-old rice, ignore this step.
How to make simple coriander chili fried rice?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder, onion, garlic, green chilies, and ginger, and saute until translucent. You can add a pinch of salt while sauteing the onion.1 tablespoon Olive oil, ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder, ½ Onion, 5 Garlic cloves, 1 inch Ginger, 3 to 4 Green chilies, Salt
- Add carrot, capsicum (bell peppers), green beans, and frozen peas, and saute for 2 minutes.1 Carrot chopped, ½ Capsicum, 3 to 4 Green Beans chopped, ¼ cup Frozen green peas
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sriracha, and red chile powder, and saute it for 30 seconds.1 teaspoon Apple cider vinegar, 1 ½ teaspoon Soy sauce, 1 ½ teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce*, 2 teaspoon Sriracha chili sauce, ½ teaspoon Red chile powder
- Add the finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro and cooked rice and toss till it is well combined.½ cup Coriander leaves
- Serve hot and enjoy.
- To serve with honey sriracha sauceAdd 2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce and 1 tablespoon of honey to a small bowl and mix well. If desired, top with sesame seeds. Serve with rice, and enjoy.
Notes
- Vary the amount of green chilies and sauce as per your taste.
- You can substitute green chilies with serrano or jalapeno pepper and red chile powder with cayenne or paprika. The taste may vary accordingly.
- If you cannot tolerate the heat, deseed the chiles.
- Adding vegetables is optional. Use vegetables of your choice.
- I have used a vegan/vegetarian version of Worcestershire sauce. Before you use it, check the ingredient list.
- If Worcestershire sauce is unavailable, then add soy sauce.
Nutrition
Chili cilantro rice
If you are looking for a spicy and simple rice recipe, this dish is for you.
This chilli coriander rice is made using rice, green chilies, cilantro, vegetables, and some Asian sauces. It is vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free and ready in less than 25 minutes. If you have leftover or day-old rice, you can try this recipe in less than 10 minutes. Serve this with honey Sriracha for an additional kick!
You can serve it as a main course or side with grilled meat.
Check out our simple Chinese fried rice or Mexican black bean rice recipe.
Ingredients
Rice: I prefer aromatic rice like jasmine, basmati, or jeera. Use any rice of your choice.
Vegetables: Adding veggies is optional. Add those available in your pantry.
Green chilies: Adjust to your taste. You can also make this with serrano or jalapeno.
Coriander leaves: freshly chopped for best results.
Soy and Worcestershire sauce: Adds umami flavor.
Sriracha: for heat.
Check out the recipe card for the full list of ingredients.
Step-by-step instructions
Cook the rice or use leftover rice
- Wash and cook the rice according to package instructions.
- I used jasmine rice. To 1 cup of rice, add 1 ½ cups of water, bring it to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add salt and drizzle oil while cooking the rice.
- If you are using leftover or day-old rice, ignore this step.
How to make simple coriander chili fried rice?
- Heat oil in a pan. Add turmeric powder, onion, garlic, green chilies, and ginger, and saute until translucent. You can add a pinch of salt while sauteing the onion.
- Add carrot, capsicum (bell peppers), green beans, and frozen peas, and saute for 2 minutes.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, sriracha, and red chile powder, and saute it for 30 seconds.
- Add the finely chopped coriander leaves/cilantro and cooked rice and toss till it is well combined.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
To serve with honey sriracha sauce, Add 2 tablespoons of Sriracha sauce and 1 tablespoon of honey to a small bowl and mix well. If desired, top with sesame seeds. Serve with rice, and enjoy
Tips
- Vary the amount of green chilies and sauce as per your taste.
- You can substitute green chilies with serrano or jalapeno pepper and red chile powder with cayenne or paprika. The taste may vary accordingly.
- If you cannot tolerate the heat, deseed the chiles.
- Adding vegetables is optional. Use vegetables of your choice.
- I have used a vegan/vegetarian version of Worcestershire sauce. Before you use it, check the ingredient list.
- If Worcestershire sauce is unavailable, then add soy sauce.
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Note: We originally posted this chilli coriander rice (green chili rice) in Feb 2016. It has now been modified in Feb 2024 with Expert Chef Tips, FAQs, Storage Instructions, etc.
Angie@Angie's Recipes
It looks so delicious! I love that sauce too.
Kushi
Thank you Angie 🙂
chitra
Wow looks so inviting dear..
Kushi
Thank you Chitra 🙂
Nish Kitchen
This is such a fabulous dish that I'd love to eat ever day. Delicious!
Kushi
Thank you Nish 🙂
Joscelyn | Wifemamafoodie
Yum! This rice looks amazing! Love all the veggies and spices too..perfect dinner!
Kushi
Thank you Joscelyn 🙂
Gloria
i loved this rice...i make something similar to this...look stempting
Kushi
Thank you Gloria 🙂