3 creator recipes compared

3 ways creators make Hainanese chicken rice

Douglas Chau, Mob and Shobhana Haldar have each posted a version of Hainanese chicken rice on Instagram. Every one is built on chicken, rice, garlic, ginger and green onions. Total time runs from 45 min to 50 min. Below, each one is compared on time, ingredients and method, with a link to the full recipe and the original video.

  • 3 versions
  • 3 creators
  • 45 min to 50 min
  • Instagram

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From each creator's recipe as we saved it: total time, servings, ingredient count, cooking method, and what no other version uses.

  1. Douglas Chau45 min

    Hainanese Chicken and Rice One-Pot

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    18
    Method
    One pot · Simmered
    Only this one
    sesame oil, chicken broth, chicken bouillon powder and turmeric powder
  2. Mob50 min

    Poached Chicken with Garlic Rice and Spring Onion

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    9
    Method
    Simmered
    Only this one
    hard-boiled eggs and dark sauce
  3. Shobhana Haldar50 min

    One-Pot Hainanese Chicken Rice

    Serves
    4
    Ingredients
    16
    Method
    One pot · Pan-fried · Simmered
    Only this one
    chili flakes, fish sauce, oyster sauce and soy sauce

What most versions share

In all 3

  • chicken
  • rice
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • green onions

In most of them

  • cucumber
  • sesame seeds

Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ

  • Douglas Chau is the only one to use sesame oil, chicken broth, chicken bouillon powder and turmeric powder.
  • Mob is the only one to use hard-boiled eggs and dark sauce.
  • Shobhana Haldar is the only one to use chili flakes, fish sauce, oyster sauce and soy sauce.
  • Douglas Chau and Shobhana Haldar keep everything in one pot; Mob doesn't.
  • Only Shobhana Haldar pan-fries or sears.
  • Douglas Chau serves it with ginger scallion sauce and chili garlic sauce.
  • Mob uses the shortest ingredient list (9); Douglas Chau the longest (18).

The other 2 versions

How this comparison works

Every version here was saved from the creator's own public video and turned into a structured recipe card. The comparison reads only those cards: ingredients, steps, times and servings. We haven't cooked these side by side or ranked them on taste.

Reposts and the same video saved twice count once. Times and servings come from each recipe card; short videos don't always state them, so treat them as a guide. Every version links to the creator's original video.

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