Schezwan Fried Rice recipe,how to make Schezwan Fried Rice

 How to make Schezwan Fried Rice

How to make Schezwan Fried Rice

I am really a foodie person and especially if it comes to spicy food,I can't resist myself .But my husband is really a health freak and he normally doesn't allow me to eat spicy foods.Same thing happened last month when we went out to do our grocery ,I asked my husband to have chinese food after completing our grocery.He as usual didn't get ready and he buys a schezwan sauce for me and said that tonight he will gonna cook something special for me.I kept asking him but he said it will be a surprise.At night he was there in the kitchen for almost an hour ,I was not allowed to enter my kitchen.When I sneaked in the kitchen I was really angry on him for making my kitchen messy.But the moment I looked at the plate in his hand I was really astonished because he had made Schezwan  Fried Rice for me and trust me the taste of Schezwan Fried Rice was superb .Here I am sharing Schezwan Fried Rice recipe totally belongs to my sweet and loving husband.

Tips before making Schezwan Fried Rice :

• Always cook on high flame as chinese dish are known to be high flame dish.
• Keep stirring on continous basis otherwise your Schezwan Fried Rice might stick at the bottom of the pan.
• Choice of good quality of Rice is very important for tasty Schezwan fried Rice.
• Rice should be cooked before and cool it down.
• You can adjust your own spice level from schezwan sauce.

INGREDIENTS

For making Rice :

• 1.5 cups basmati rice or long grained rice
• 6 cups water
• ½ tsp salt
• 2-3 drops of oil

for making Schezwan rice:

• 2 or 2.5 cups finally chopped vegetables ( i used 1 medium carrot, 8 french beans, ¼ cup finally chopped cabbage, 1 small capsicum/green bell pepper , corns)
• 1 or 2 spring onions/scallions finely chopped, reserve the greens for garnishing
• 1 tsp finely chopped celery (optional), skip if you do not have.
• 2-3 garlic, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp Schezwan sauce or as required - click for the recipe of Schezwan sauce
• ¼ tsp black pepper or as required
• ½ tsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
• 2 tbsp sesame oil or any vegetable oil
• salt as required

METHOD for making Schezwan Fried Rice :

1. Rinse the basmati rice, till the water runs clear of the starch. then soak the rice in water for 30 mins. drain and keep aside.
2. Bring water, salt and a few drops of oil to a gentle boil.
3. Add the drained soaked rice and simmer on low flame till the rice grains are just cooked.
4. Strain the rice in a colander. rinse the rice with water so that the rice grains stop cooking. gently with your hands, move the cooked rice grains, while rinsing them with water. drain completely. cover and keep aside.
5. Chop all the vegetables finely. remember to chop the french beans very finely. they take more time to cook than other veggies. you can also blanch them first and then cook. another option is to add the beans first and then add the other vegetables,also the corns should be boiled.
6. Heat oil in a pan. add the chopped garlic and saute for about 15 to 20 seconds.
7. Now increase the flame to its highest, add all the vegetables including the spring onions and celery.
8. Keep on stirring the veggies, till they start getting browned from the edges. it took me about 10 minutes for the vegetables to cook.
9. Now add the schezwan sauce, stir well then add the rice in parts and keep on stirring. stir gently as you don’t want the rice grains to break.
10. Season with salt, pepper and vinegar.mix and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes tossing the rice so that the sauce coats each and every rice grain well. check the taste and add more salt, pepper and schezwan sauce if required.
11. Garnish your Schezwan Fried Rice with spring onion green and some corns.
12. Your Schezwan Fried Rice is ready and serve it with any chinese sauce gravy like Manchurian,Soybean Manchurian.

ENJOY 

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