Schezwan Egg Fried Rice is a tasty, spicy hot rice meal made by tempering cooked rice with schezwan chutney, sauce, eggs & veggies. Schezwan Egg Fried Rice is a good choice of menu for weekend lunch, parties and get togethers. Schezwan Egg Fried Rice brings magic to family at the dining table.
Schezwan Egg Fried Rice Recipe with step by step pictures
Schezwan Fried Rice is very similar to usual fried rice recipe we make with the additional spicy schezwan flavour.Hubby is fond of schezwan flavour, on the other side I prefer the normal variety more.Though I can taste few spoons,cant eat it as a meal if given a choice I would settle with Chapathi, subji and finish my meal 🙂
Schezwan / Sichuan / Szechuan is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sichuan province in southwestern China.Schezwan Sauce has bold flavours,especially the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chilies[Source : Wikipedia]
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Schezwan Egg Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup basmati rice
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 to 10 * red chillies
- 1 egg
- 1 small carrot chopped finely
- 1/4 cup cabbage chopped lengthwise
- 1/8 cup capsicum chopped finely
- 2 teaspoon garlic chopped finely
- 1 heaped teaspoon schezwan sauce / red chilli paste
- 1 teaspoon spring onion white part
- 2 teaspoon spring onion green part
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt to taste
Note : I made the red chilli paste in bulk as I used the paste for other few recipes too.I used just 1 teaspoon of red chilli paste for this recipe.
Instructions
- Soak red chillies in little hot water for an hour, transfer it along with water to a mixer jar then grind it to a fine paste, set aside.
- Pressure cook rice with enough water for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Fluff the rice, add little oil and set aside.
- In a pan heat oil – add chopped garlic and spring onion white part, sauté for a minute.
- Then add onion sauté till it turns transparent.
- Add chilli paste, soya sauce then add carrot and cabbage and sauté in medium high flame for 2mins.
- Then lower the flame and sauté for few mins until the vegetables shrink then add capsicum and sauté for 2mins.
- Finally add egg, scramble it well.
- Now add required salt and pepper powder. Sauté for a minute, then add cooked rice.
- Toss it well finally add spring onions green part toss it well and cook for 2mins.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions and Serve Schezwan Egg Fried Rice hot with your choice of side dish or any manchurian.
Notes
- Use freshly ground pepper for a great flavour.
- Sauteing the veggies in high flame gives a nice smoky flavour and also helps retain its crunchiness without the raw smell.
- I soaked rice for 15 mins then pressure cooked which yields soft grains separate rice.
Schezwan Egg Fried Rice Recipe Step by Step
- Soak red chillies in little hot water for an hr,transfer it along with water to a mixer jar then grind it to a fine paste,Set aside .Pressure cook rice with enough water for 3 to 4 whistles.
- Fluff the rice,add little oil and set aside.In a pan heat oil – add chopped garlic and spring onion white part, saute for a minute.Then add onion saute till it turns transparent.
- Add chilli paste,soya sauce then add carrot and cabbage and saute in medium high flame for 2mins.
- Then lower the flame and saute for few mins until the vegetables shrink then add capsicum adn saute for 2mins.
- Finally add egg,scramble it well.
- Now add required salt and pepper powder.Saute for a minute,Then add cooked rice
- Toss it well finally add spring onions green part toss it well and cook for 2mins.
Garnish with chopped spring onions and Serve hot with your choice of side dish or any manchurian.
Expert Tips
- Use freshly ground pepper for a great flavour.
- Sauteing the veggies in high flame gives a nice smoky flavour and also helps retain its crunchiness without the raw smell.
- I soaked rice for 15 mins then pressure cooked which yields soft grains separate rice.
sheetal soni
Can Brown Basmati Rice be used in making this fried rice ?
Sharmilee J
yes you can use brown basmati rice too
Gokila
For this one specific rice, we can’t buy the soya sauce and all mam. any alternate method so that we can enhance the flavour
Sharmilee J
you can just add chilli paste. soak 2-3 chillies in hot water grind it to a paste and add it