Curried Chickpeas and Rice in a Jar (Instant Pot)

Published on December 15, 2021

This Curried Chickpea Fried Rice in a Jar is the perfect homemade food gift that can be made with pantry staple ingredients you might already have! This One Pot recipe be made in the Instant Pot in less than 10 minutes. Gluten-free & refined sugar-free.

a plate of Instant Pot Curried Chickpea Fried Rice with peas served with a silver spoon

Need a homemade gift but don't want to resort to the old hot chocolate or chocolate chip cookie mix? For a creative and different homemade gift, make my Curried Fried Rice in a Jar. These cute mason jars filled with rice and a special spice blend are amazing for gifting and especially great for those who don't love sweets. This is a dump and done recipe. Dump everything in the instant pot with water/stock and salt and close and pressure cook!

The best thing? You might already have most ingredients in your pantry. Just fill your jar with some basmati rice, then grab a small empty spice dispenser and layer the spice mix in it. Then place the little jar with the spice mix into the big mason jar with the rice.

can of chickpea next to a jar with chickpea fried rice mix

With the jar, you want to include a list of ingredients that are needed to be added along with the instructions for making this Dump and Done Instant Pot Recipe. If you want, you could even include a can of chickpeas in the gift bag. There you are: you basically just gifted an amazing dinner or easy lunch that comes together in minutes. Trust me, people will call to let you know how delicious it was.

You can copy and paste the instructions from the blog or, that's what I'd prefer, write them out yourself. Handwritten always feels more special.

chickpea fried rice on a white plate with a fork

About the recipe: This curried chickpea fried rice can be made within minutes using an Instant Pot. You can also make it in a saucepan. Instructions are in the notes.

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