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Pattaya Fried Rice

Name: Pattaya Fried Rice
Prep time: 27 min
Cook time: 48 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil (2 tbsp for frying and 1 tbsp for making an omelette); 2 cloves garlic, minced; 2 red chillies, cut in 1 centimeter (0.39 in) dice; 2 shallots, sliced finely; 2 chicken fillets, cut in 1.5 centimeters (0.59 in) pieces; 1 cup (250 g / 8.8 oz) green peas; 1 carrot, diced; 1 scallion, cut in 1 centimeter (0.39 in) dice; 2 cups (300 g / 11 oz) cooked rice; 2 tbsp tomato sauce; 2 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce); 1 tbsp salt; 1½ tbsp pepper; 1 small jalapeno, minced; 2 eggs for making omelette

Pattaya fried rice (Malay: nasi goreng pattaya), is a Malaysian[1][2][3] dish made by wrapping chicken fried rice in an omelette pouch.[4] It is similar to the Japanese omurice.

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By CookInstruction Kitchen Published 18 Sep 2026 Updated 11 Oct 2026 Updated Updated 2 days ago

Prep: 27 min
Cook: 48 min
Total: 1 hr 15 min
Servings: As written in source
Difficulty: Medium

Timings are approximate — worked out from the method, not measured in a test kitchen.

Ingredients

3 tbsp olive oil (2 tbsp for frying and 1 tbsp for making an omelette)

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 red chillies, cut in 1 centimeter (0.39 in) dice

2 shallots, sliced finely

2 chicken fillets, cut in 1.5 centimeters (0.59 in) pieces

1 cup (250 g / 8.8 oz) green peas

1 carrot, diced

1 scallion, cut in 1 centimeter (0.39 in) dice

2 cups (300 g / 11 oz) cooked rice

2 tbsp tomato sauce

2 tbsp nam pla (fish sauce)

1 tbsp salt

1½ tbsp pepper

1 small jalapeno, minced

2 eggs for making omelette

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Cooking instructions

Procedure

Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. When the oil is hot, fry the garlic and shallots, stirring until brown and fragrant.

Procedure

Add the chicken pieces, carrot, green peas, and red chilli. Stir for 2 minutes.

Procedure

Add the rice, nam pla, tomato sauce, salt, and pepper. Stir until all mixed.

Procedure

To make the omelette, heat the oil in a separate pan. Beat the eggs, and pour into the pan. Cook until the egg is browned on the bottom.

Procedure

Flip the egg over to cook on the other side.

Procedure

Place a ball of the fried rice mixture in the center of the omelette. Fold up the 4 edges of the omelette to enclose the rice. Flip it onto a serving plate.

Procedure

Serve hot.

Photo: D.W. Fisher-Freberg · CC BY-SA 3.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0 · Photo source and licence

Wikibooks contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ · Adapted; quantities retained as written. · Original source

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Storage

Cool completely, then keep in an airtight container in the fridge for up to three days.

Reheating

Reheat gently with a splash of water in a covered pan, rather than blasting it, so nothing dries out.

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