Looking for an easy and quick meal fix? Try this sweet corn fried rice with leftover rice. It gets ready in 10 minutes and is a perfect dish to pack in a lunchbox or for a midweek meal.
Apart from sweet corn fried rice, leftover rice lying in the fridge has so many potential uses and there are so many excellent ways to turn it into an entirely new dish, such as vegetable fried rice, lemon rice, instant puliyogare, coconut rice, carrot rice and jeera rice. Fried rice is a great option for family gatherings, potlucks or any parties.
Fried rice tastes equally good with freshly made rice as well. The cooking process remains the same, but you need to use freshly cooked and slightly cooled rice. Serve corn fried rice with honey garlic cauliflower, gobi manchurian, orange cauliflower or any Indo-Chinese starter.
Sweet corn rice made with freshly prepared rice can be packed for lunch boxes too. This is a great way to make kids eat vegetables without any fuss, since this is mildly spiced.
Notes On Ingredients
Here’s everything you’ll need to make this recipe. Scroll down to the recipe card to find the ingredient quantities and recipe instructions.
Vegetables: I used boiled fresh sweet corn kernels, onion, garlic, green chillies and spring onions.
Liquids: Oil, vinegar and soy sauce
Spices: Salt and pepper
Rice: I used leftover cooked basmati rice.
How To Make Sweetcorn Fried Rice?
(This is an overview with process photos, the full recipe is at the bottom in a recipe card)
Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat.
Once oil is hot, saute onion, garlic and green green chillies until fragrant.
Add boiled corn and stir until everything is well combined.
Mix in spices and sauces.
Add rice, spring onion and toss until everything is well combined.
Serve sweet corn fried rice with any Indo-Chinese starters.
Check out a few more recipes with corn on the blog – corn capsicum sandwich, zucchini corn fritters, masala corn and carrot corn sandwich.
Variations and Substitutions
Corn: You could substitute fresh corn with frozen or tinned sweetcorn. If you are using frozen corn, just thaw and drain liquid before using and it is not necessary to boil them.
Oil: Sesame oil could be used instead of olive oil to get an earthy and nutty taste and flavour.
Rice: You can use a different rice variety, such as sona masoori, long grain or jasmine rice instead of basmati.
Tips and Tricks
Fresh Rice: If using freshly cooked rice, spread it on a plate or a tray and allow it to cool for 15 minutes. Piping hot rice leads to mushiness while mixing.
Toss: Make sure to toss gently so as not to break the rice grains.
Leftover Rice: Break the clumps of rice with your hands or spoon before adding to the pan.
Corn: I used leftover boiled corn in this recipe. You can use frozen or canned corn to speed up the process and save time instead of fresh corn.
Warm Rice: If you use leftover rice from the fridge, slightly warm it in the microwave before using it in the recipe.
Storage
Do not store the rice made with leftover rice. I would rather suggest finishing it on the same day.
If you prepare this easy and quick corn rice with freshly cooked rice, then you can store it in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 days. Reheat the rice in the microwave until piping hot and serve. Allow the rice to cool completely before transferring it to the container.
More Rice Recipes
Masala Rice: An easy and quick one-pot dish that comes together in less than 30 minutes.
Peas Pulao: Delicious and aromatic one-pot rice dish flavoured with peas and spices.
Mint Rice: An aromatic and delicious one-pot vegan rice flavoured with fresh mint and spices.
Jeera Rice: Cumin-flavoured aromatic rice dish made with whole cumin seeds, fragrant spices and basmati rice.
Instant Pot Vegetable Pulao: Delightful gluten-free and vegan one-pot rice recipe prepared with assorted vegetables, spices, herbs and rice.
Sweet Corn Fried Rice with Leftover Rice
Equipment
- 1 Skillet/Steel Pan
- 1 Spoon
Ingredients
1 Cup = 250ml ; 1 Tablespoon = 15ml ; 1 Teaspoon = 5ml
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 1 medium (or) 85 gms onion peel and chop finely
- 2 cloves garlic peel and mince/chop finely
- 1 cup (or) 160 gms boiled sweet corn kernels
- 2 green chillies slit
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- 1.5 tablespoon soy sauce
- salt as required
- 1 teaspoon pepper adjust to suit your taste
- 3 cups (or) 470 gms cooked basmati rice
- ⅓ cup (or) 5 bulbs spring onion chop finely
Instructions
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over medium-high heat.2 tablespoons oil
- Once oil is hot, saute 1 medium (or) 85 gms onion and 2 cloves garlic for 2-3 minutes until onion turns soft and translucent.2 cloves garlic, 1 medium (or) 85 gms onion
- Now add 2 green chillies and saute for a minute.2 green chillies
- Add 1 cup (or) 160 gms boiled sweet corn kernels and stir until everything is well combined. Cook for 1-2 minutes.1 cup (or) 160 gms boiled sweet corn kernels
- Add 1.5 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon vinegar, salt and 1 teaspoon pepper and stir well.1 tablespoon vinegar, 1.5 tablespoon soy sauce, salt, 1 teaspoon pepper
- Finally, add 3 cups (or) 470 gms cooked basmati rice, ⅓ cup (or) 5 bulbs spring onion and toss everything until rice is evenly coated.3 cups (or) 470 gms cooked basmati rice, ⅓ cup (or) 5 bulbs spring onion
- Serve sweet corn fried rice with any Indo-Chinese starters.
Notes
Nutrition
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Corn fried rice looks very inviting! I love to make such quick mix rice dishes with leftover rice, makes job easy and also jazz up the cold rice. Looks like a perfect Weekend meal!
Thank you, Priya.
Looks so inviting. Wanna grab it right from the screen.
Thank you, Shalu 🙂
A simple and a flavourful rice. Perfect lunch box recipe. Well explained.
Thank you, Nisha 🙂
Corn fried rice is my all time favorite food. This version sounds great to me. Looking very delicious and perfectly made.
Thank you Jolly 🙂
Absolutely in love with this light and mild fried rice recipe, looks so colorful and inviting and your clear step by step pictures are so helpful. Thanks for the great share 🙂
I’m glad you find the process shots helpful Meghna.
Sweet corn fried rice looks absolutely inviting !!! So quick and easy as well 🙂 Wanna grab a bowl of this from the screen 😉
Sweet corn rice with healthy goodness of Vegetables is such a wholesome dish. My son loves this . Yours looks colorful and appealing !
Corn fried rice looks delicious and colourful. I can gave this without any side dish.. Thanks for sharing this simple and quick recipe.
Fried rice is one of the dishes I often end up making. Its tasty and quite simple. Lovely colours there.
Quick and flavourful recipe. Making it today itself as i cant wait to try it out
This type of recipes is life saviour when pressed for time, so simple to make but packed with flavours and goodness!
Wow!!! This corn rice looks beautiful! Such a gorgeous color! My kind of dish, quick and tasty!!!
Sweet corn fried rice loaded with veges looks absolutely inviting. Wanna grab a bowl of this from my screen.
Corn fried rice ???? looks so colourful and inviting with all the veggies and corn it makes a whole meal in itself, lovely recipe.
Corn fried rice looks so delicious and comforting meal .. I can have it even without a side dish .