Green Curry Fried Rice

Quinoa version

1 and 1/3 cups quinoa, soaked for 15 minutes

2 and 2/3 cups water

Rinse quinoa, add hot water, allow to boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 18 minutes in low, close the pan and leave it for 10 minute. Allow to cool in a plate, so that it would NOT be mushy.

Rice version

1 and 1/2 cups rice, soaked for 30 minutes

3 and 1/2 cups water

Cook the rice in pressure cooker until all water stops while whistling, allow to cool in 2 plates.

1 tsp coconut oil

1 cup yellow onion, sliced thin and into 2

Heat oil in a pan, add onion and saute for 3 minutes in medium flame.

1 tsp garlic cloves, grated

1 tsp ginger, grated

1 bottle green curry paste (1 bottle = 6 tbsp)

Add ginger, garlic and green curry paste and saute for a minute in medium flame.

1/2 can coconut milk (2/3 cups + 1/4 cup)

1 tbsp tamari

Add coconut milk, tamari, mix well, cook in medium heat for 3 minutes.

16 oz tofu, remove water and crumble

Add crumbled tofu, toss and cook in the curry sauce for 3 minutes.

1 cup carrot, chopped into triangles (1 and 1/2 carrots)

1 cup celery, chopped (almost 3 sticks)

Add carrot, celery, mix well and cook for 2 minutes

1 cup frozen peas

Add peas, mix well and cook for 3 minutes.

1 and 1/2 cup broccoli

Add broccoli, mix well and cook for a minute

1 and 1/2 cup mixed bell peppers, chopped into 1/2" strips

3/4 tsp salt

Add bell peppers, salt, mix and cook for 3 more minutes.

Add cooked quinoa and toss well for about 3 minutes until everything is evenly coated and hot. Turn off the stove

1 cup thai basil

1/2 cup green onion

5 tsp fresh lime juice

Add thai basil, green onion and lime juice and mix well. 

4 oz wild arugula

Divide the arugula in to 4 plates. Divide the fried quinoa-tofu on top of the arugula, so that the arugula wilt slightly from the heat.

Source: hot-thai-kitchen

Serves: 4

Taste Note: Tastes AWESOME
Note: This dish tasted like green curry, didn't taste like fried rice at all. We both thought, it would taste amazing with rice, so next time, I am making this with rice! Also I was in a hurry, so didn't add arugula.