Schezwan Fried Rice

Fried rice is a popular component of Asian cuisine, especially Chinese food. There are many popular varieties of fried rice, each with its own specific list of ingredients.Schezwan Fried Rice is one of the Varieties.As i like to eat spicy things much.I always prefer schezwan Fried Rice and it's hot and red color pampers me.

Schezwan Fried Rice

Ingredients:

2 cups Long Grained Rice (I used Basmati Rice)
1 large Onion, diced
2-3 Green Chillies, finely chopped (Adjust acc to taste)
2 large cloves of Garlic, finely chopped
½ inch Ginger, finely chopped
3 tbsp Roasted Sesame Oil or any other oil of your choice
2-3 tbsp finely chopped Spring Onion greens or Coriander Leaves, for garnishing
Salt and Pepper to taste

 Vegetables Used:
Use 3-5 cups of Mixed Vegetables of your choice. I like lots of vegetable in my rice.
I used:
½ cup Green Bell Peppers/Capsicums, sliced
½ cup Red Bell Peppers, sliced
½ cup Sugar Snaps or Beans or Snow Peas, cut into 1 inch pieces
½ cup Sweet Corns, fresh/frozen/canned
½ cup Green Peas
½ cup Carrot, vertically halved and thinly sliced to 1 inch long pieces
¾ cup Baby Corn, halved and then cut into 1 inch pieces
¾ cup Cabbage, thinly shredded

 Sauces Used: (Adjust acc to taste)
1 tbsp Soya Sauce
1 tbsp Chilli Sauce
1 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce (Optional)
1 tbsp Tomato Sauce
1 tbsp Worcester Sauce (Optional but recommended) 


For Schezwan Sauce: (Makes about 2 tbsp)
6-8 Dried Red Chillies, soaked in warm water for 5 minutes and drained (I have used Byadagi Chillies for colour and smoky taste, you can also use Kashmiri chillies)
4-5 large cloves of Garlic
1 inch Ginger, peeled

Method:

Preparing the Rice:

1. Wash the rice and soak it in water for around 10 minutes. This not only helps in cooking the rice faster but also helps in getting really long grained rice once cooked.
2. Cook the rice either in microwave or pressure cooker or any method you think is the best.
3. Once cooked, let the rice cool and then separate each grain with a help of fork and spread it on wide plate.
4. Add about 1 tbsp oil and gently mix with the help of a fork. This way each grain will not stick to each other and be separated.

Stir-frying the Vegetables:

1. Heat 2 tbsp of sesame oil in a wok to smoking hot and then reduce the heat to medium-high.
2. Add finely chopped garlic, green chillies and sauté for few seconds.
3. Immediately add diced onions and ginger and stir fry them till onions turn light golden, about 2-3 minute.
4. Next add bell peppers and carrots and sauté them for a minute or two.
5. Mix in baby corn and sugar snaps, stir fry them for a minute or two.
6. Add in green peas, sweet corns and shredded cabbage along with freshly ground Schezwan paste and stir fry for a minute or two. Take care that the vegetables are not cooked to soft but are half cooked and retains their crunch and colour.
7. Now add all the sauces mentioned above along with salt and pepper to taste and give them a good toss.

Assembling:

1. Add the cooked rice and mix them well so that each grain is coated well with sauce. Stir fry them for 3-4 minutes till each grain is heated through.
2. Finally switch off the gas and toss in finely chopped spring onion greens or coriander leaves.
3. Serve this delicious Schezwan Fried Rice with any Manchurians (Gobi, Baby Corn or Mushroom) or with Veg balls in Garlic Sauce or Stir fried vegetables in Sweet and Sour Sauce or simply with plain Tomato-Chilli Sauce and enjoy!