Name: Schezwan fried rice recipe,how to make schezwan fried rice | Indo chinese recipes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups cooked rice.; 1 cup finely chopped vegetables (carrots,capsicums,cabbage etc); 4 table spoons schezwan sauce; 1/2 cup spring onion whites (finely chopped); 1/2 cup spring onion greens (finely chopped); 1 tablespoon sesame or olive oil; Salt to taste

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Last updated on October 8th, 2019

Schezwan fried rice recipe with step by step photos. Schezwan fried rice is one of the most loved dish of Indo-Chinese cuisine.

Schezwan fried rice gets its name from the use of schezwan sauce, which is used to flavor the fried rice. Schezwan sauce in turn is made using schezwan peppers authentically but here I have used the usual dried red chilies to make sauce for schezwan fried rice recipe.

Usually the veg fried rice we get in restaurants is a pale one that is very mildly spiced but this schezwan fried rice recipe is deep colored with bursting flavors and also quite spicy. I usually make schezwan fried rice following my friend’s recipe. Some times I also refer Sanjeev kapoor’s schezwan fried rice recipe for this schezwan fried rice with few modifications. I have eliminated all the sauces like hot sauce,soy sauce as I felt schezwan sauce was more than enough to flavor the rice.

I tasted this schezwan fried rice recipe first in a friend’s place. I just loved the taste and flavor of this rice. For all these days I have tasted only very mildly spiced veg fried rice. Even fried rice in restaurants are mild in flavor and color. This schezwan fried rice was so spicy, loaded with vegetables and flavor was awesome. She served this schezwan fried rice with some sweet and chili vinegar. I made it a point to try this fried rice at home too. I took the recipe from her and made the flavorful schezwan sauce at home the next day. I stored the sauce in fridge for about a week and made schezwan fried rice recipe 3 times :). Try this schezwan fried rice recipe once and you will love it too. You can use the flavorful sauce in various schezwan recipes. It comes very handy.

To make schezwan fried rice recipe, you can use the usual vegetables that are used for making veg fried rice. I used carrots, baby corn, cabbage, sweet corn, beans, bell pepper etc. Speing onion whites are used instead of onions and spring onion greens are used for garnishing. You can make schezwan fried as spicy as you want. just use the required amount of sauce, even better if the sauce is made at home you can control the amount of chilies going in the making of sauce. Make sure the rice is non sticky and thoroughly cooled before adding to the vegetables.

I have given a detailed step by step recipe for making schezwan sauce at home. Click here for homemade schezwan sauce recipe, but below I have given a quick recipe for making sauce to use in this schezwan fried rice recipe

Serve schezwan fried rice hot with veg manchurian gravy or any indo chinese gravy.Here is how to make easy schezwan fried rice recipe, do try out!

If you are looking for more indo chinese recipes do check baby corn fried rice, honey chili potatoes, sesame honey chili potatoes.

Quick schezwan sauce recipe:

The traditional schezwan cusine in from Sichuan region in China and it calls for a famous variety of chilli called Sichuan chilli. Here I have substituted normal chilli flakes in this sauce.

Ingredients:

3 table spoons sesame oil
1/2 cup chilli flakes or 10- 12 red dried chillies soaked in warm water and ground
2 cloves garlic crushed
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
2 teaspoon fresh tomato puree
Salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil till smoking point and add all the ingredients one by one except lemon juice.Cook till oil is seeped well,remove from heat,add lemon juice and mix well.

Check here for one more version of homemade schezwan sauce

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Schezwan fried rice recipe with step by step photos.

1. Cook rice with just enough water,and cool thoroughly. Add few drops of oil to the rice and spread on a wide plate.
2. Heat oil,add the onions and fry till golden brown.Add the vegetables and saute till they are cooked but still crunchy.

3.Add the sauce,salt and mix well.Next add the cooked rice,few drops of oil and close.Remove from heat.After five minutes mix the rice with vegetables gently.Garnish with spring onion greens and serve hot.

Schezwan fried rice recipe card below: