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Schezwan fried rice

A veg fried recipe from Indo Chinese cuisine and quite popular in the restaurants around India. It is mildly hot and flavored with a unique blend of sauces. To make this Schezwan fried rice, unique schezwan peppers are used which gives a special citrus flavor to the dish. But in India this spice is not available, so the rice is made with red chilli paste.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Resting Time 4 hours
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Calories: 1234
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups uncooked rice
  • 1 Tbsp. soya sauce
  • ½ Tbsp. vinegar
  • ½ Tbsp. sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. oil
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ tsp pepper powder
  • 1 onion finely chopped
  • 8 red chillies soaked in warm water and blended
  • 1 Tbsp. ginger chopped
  • 1 Tbsp. garlic chopped
  • ½ cup chopped carrots
  • ½ cup chopped beans
  • ½ cup chopped capsicum
  • ½ cup chopped spring onions

Method
 

  1. Wash the rice and cook till done, but make sure it is not mushy.
  2. Add oil to a hot pan and fry ginger, garlic till they turn light brown.
  3. Add onions and fry till golden brown. Pour vinegar, soya sauce, salt, sugar, red chilli paste and pepper powder. Cook until the sauce thickens. Set aside.
  4. To the same pan, add little more oil and fry the vegetables on a high flame. Add the thickened sauce, rice and spring onions.
  5. Mix and stir fry for 2 minutes.
  6. Serve hot and this can be paired with any Chinese side dish.