Veg Schezwan fried rice

Schezwan fried rice

Ingredients

Cooked Basmati rice - 2 cups

Whole red chillies - 10 + 2

Onion - 1

Garlic finely chopped - 3 tblsp

Soya sauce - 1 tsp

Chilli sauce - 1 tsp

Carrot, beans, cabbage – finely chopped - 1 & 1/2 cups

Celery leaves or spring onion greens, finely chopped - 3 tblsp

Salt - As per taste

 oil - 3 tbls


Method
1. Soak 10 red chillies in hot water for 30 mins and grind it to a paste with little water.
2. In a kadai, heat oil and add remaining 2 red chillies and finely chopped garlic. Just fry till fragrant ,for about half to one minute. Add finely chopped onion and saute for a minute in  high flame.
3. Add chilli and soya sauce, ground red chilli paste and Saute till oil oozes out.
4. Add the finely chopped vegetables, salt and toss well in high flame. The veggies should get cooked, but it should also retain its crunchiness.
5. Add cooked rice, toss gently and mix well.

Tips: Kashmiri red chillies gives a bright red color. If using ordinary red chillies, reduce the quantity
2) If celery leaves are not available , use coriander leaves or spring onion.
3) To cook basmati rice, soak for half an hour, pressure cook for 3 whistles with 1 & 1/4 cup water. Once done, invert in a broad vessel, add a tsp of oil and cool down to separate the grains. Keeping the rice in fridge will help you prevent the rice from breaking.