How to make schezwan sauce or schezwan chutney
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firstly, take 25 grams dried kashmiri red chilli and 5 grams spicy dried chilli. to reduce the spice level, i have removed the seeds.
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soak in hot water for 20 minutes.
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transfer the soaked chilli into a blender with some water.
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blend to smooth paste. keep aside.
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in a large kadai, heat ¼ cup oil. add 7 clove garlic, 2 inch ginger and stir fry on high flame.
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now add prepared chilli paste and cook well.
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keep stirring and cook for at least 10 minutes, or until the oil separates.
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further add 2 tbsp tomato sauce, 2 tbsp vinegar, 2 tbsp soy sauce, ¼ tsp pepper, 1 tsp salt and ¾ tbsp sugar.
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mix well and cook for a minute.
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finally, schezwan chutney is ready. you can store it in an airtight container for up to a month.
How to make schezwan fried rice
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firstly, in large wok heat 2 tbsp oil. saute 2 clove garlic on high flame.
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add 2 tbsp spring onion, ½ onion and stir fry until the onions shrink slightly.
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further add ½ carrot, ½ yellow capsicum, 5 beans, ½ green capsicum, 2 tbsp sweet corn and ¼ tsp salt.
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stir fry without overcooking the vegetables.
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make some space in the centre, add 2 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp vinegar and 2 tbsp schezwan sauce.
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stir fry until the sauces are well combined.
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add 3 cup leftover rice and ½ tsp salt. mix gently and stir fry without breaking the rice.
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finally, add 2 tbsp spring onion and served schezwan fried rice.
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Notes
- firstly, you can increase the amount of spicy dried red chilli if you like spicy chutney.
- also, adding a generous amount of oil while preparing chutney helps to increase the shelflife of chutney.
- additionally, you can add vegetables of your choice to make the fried rice nutritious.
- finally, schezwan fried rice recipe tastes great when served hot and spicy.
Original recipe by Hebbar’s Kitchen: https://hebbarskitchen.com/schezwan-fried-rice-recipe-schezwan-rice/