Schezwan Fried Rice!

Schezwan fried rice 

The very key ingredient to any schezwan recipe is 'Red Chillies'. It gives the dish a dark reddish appearance, and a spicy aroma!
Here goes my recipe for Schezwan fried rice!

Get these done before we do the frying part for the fried rice:

1. Soak red chillies and garlic pods in water for a minimum of 6 hours!
2. Grind the softened Chillies and garlic along with vinegar into a smooth paste. The paste you obtain is the Schezwan sauce! (You can store thh schezwan sauce in the refrigerator for several days).
3. Cook basmati rice with little salt and 1 tbs of gingely oil.
4. Drain water from the rice and let the cooked rice cool.
5. Chop/grate your choice of vegetables lengthwise into thin slices! 

Now getting to the frying part!

1. In the hot wok, place 2 tbsp of oil (suggest using gingely oil).
2. Break about 5-6 dried red chillies into two and add the halved chillies to the oil.
3. Crush 4-5 pods of garlic add them along.
4. Saute until the garlic gets brown and the chillies turn close to black.
5. Add 2-3 finely sliced onions and continue to saute.
6. Add all vegetables and stir well. (Here you may include mushroom/scrambled egg if you like).
7. Now add salt and allow the vegetables to cook.
8. Add the prepared Schezwan sauce, stir to incorporate it with the vegetable mix and let it cook.
9. Finally, add the rice and fry it to bring everything together. Cook for 5-10 minutes.
10. Turn off heat and garnish with fresh coriander!

Enjoy the spicy hot Schezwan fried rice!