Chickpea Ketchup Rice

If you want something quick and easy, this chickpea ketchup rice is perfect for you. All it takes is just stir-frying vegetables, chickpeas, rice and season with ketchup. It’s ready in under 15 minutes!

Looking for simple rice dishes? Try my Vegetarian Chahan, Japanese Corn Fried Rice, and Garlic Fried Rice!

This ketchup rice is always my go-to recipe when I’m short on time with kids waiting for food.

The ingredients are simple and super easy to make. Kids love it, and so do we! It’s one of our family’s favorite recipes.

If you have tried Japanese omurice, you would know this ketchup rice is stuffed inside. The chicken is the classic ingredient for that, but I use chickpeas instead to create a gentle flavor profile that can be enjoyed by all!

This recipe is for you if:
• you love rice dishes.
• you are looking for a quick and easy rice dish.
• you want to know how to make ketchup rice.

Let me show you how to make it. If you want to check the recipe right away, please jump to the recipe card. Let’s get cooking!

About This Recipe

• Use chickpeas (Instead of chicken)
• Kid’s favorite rice dish
• Cooking time is under 15 minutes
• Vegetarian recipe

📋 Ingredients

Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

• Rice: To make the perfect Ketchup Rice, use harder rice to avoid getting mushy after mixing with ketchup. I recommend using the leftover rice, or when you make rice, try cooking it with a little less water. I use leftover cold rice that is heated up in a microwave before adding it to my frying pan. (How to cook Japanese rice on the stove)
• Chickpeas: I used cooked dried chickpeas using a pressure cooker, but you can also use canned chickpeas.
• Vegetables: Onion, bell pepper. You can also add other vegetables, such as scallions, corn, broccoli, carrots, and peas.
• Seasonings: Ketchup, salt and pepper.
• Oil: I use olive oil in this recipe.

🔪Instructions

Okay, let me walk you through how to make it step by step. You can watch this video as well.

1. Finely mince onion and bell pepper.
2. Saute vegetables.
3. Add chickpeas and stir-fry.
4. Season with ketchup, salt, and pepper.
5. Add rice and stir-fry.

There you go!

You can whip up this delicious rice dish in less than 15 minutes! Why not serve it with some salad, tamagoyaki, and misos soup like this?

Kids love Ketchup rice!

One Sunday lunch.

The ketchup rice is served with edamame, kabocha salad, okra tossed with shio kombu, and miso soup (tofu and bean sprouts).

I placed a heart-shaped nori tamagoyaki on the ketchup rice for our kids, and they were delighted by its cute appearance!

If you are curious about how to make heart-shaped tamagoyaki, take your slice of tamagoyaki, cut it diagonally, turn one side over, and put them together. That’s it!

They enjoyed their lunch and finished it so quickly!

Thanks for Stopping By!

This recipe is our family’s favorite. It only takes a few simple ingredients, and the cooking process itself is super easy! Why don’t you try it for weekend lunches? I hope your family enjoys it as much as mine does.

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