Schezwan fried rice

Ingredients 

for cooking rice

1.5 cups basmati rice or long grained rice

6 cups water

½ teaspoon salt

2 to 3 drops of oil

for making schezwan fried rice

2 cups finally chopped vegetables

2 spring onions - finely chopped 

2 to 3 garlic, finely chopped

2 tablespoon schezwan sauce or as required

¼ teaspoon crushed black pepper or as required

½ teaspoon rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar

2 tablespoon sesame oil or any vegetable oil

salt as required

Instructions

cooking rice

Rinse rice very well till the water runs clear of starch. Soak the rice in enough water for 30 minutes.

Drain and keep aside.

In a pot, bring to a gentle boil 6 cups of water with salt and 2 to 3 drops of oil.

Add the soaked and drained rice to the hot water.

On a low to medium flame cook the rice without the lid.

When the rice becomes al dente or just cooked, remove the pot from fire and strain the rice.

Gently rinse the rice in water so that they stop cooking and don't stick to each other.

Cover the rice and keep aside.

making schezwan fried rice

Finely chop all the vegetables. You can even shred the vegetables in a food processor.

Heat oil in a wok. Add garlic and saute for a 15 to 20 seconds.

Add the onions, celery and all the vegetables.

Increase the flame and stir fry the vegetables on a high heat.

More finely the vegetables are chopped, more faster they will cook.

Keep on stirring and tossing the vegetables on a high heat continuously. So that they are equally browned and cooked.

When the edges of the veggies starts to become light brown, add schezwan sauce.

Stir and then add the drained rice in parts. Mix and toss the rice with the veggies gently.

Season with salt, pepper and vinegar. Stir and toss well so that the sauce coats all the rice grains evenly.

Garnish with the spring onions greens.

Serve schezwan fried rice plain or with a side indo chinese dish like veg manchurian, mushroom manchurian or any dish of your choice.