Schezwan Fried Rice

Easy Schezwan fried rice with staple pantry and fridge ingredients. The best recipe to use leftover rice.

In addition, this dish is vegan, gluten-free, and kid-approved. Great for school office lunch boxes and suitable for beginner cooks.

What is Schezwan Fried Rice?

Schezwan fried rice is an Indo Chinese fried rice where rice is fried with spicy schezwan sauce and a few vegetables. This rice is quite flavourful and delicious.

You can use store-bought or homemade schezwan sauce in this recipe.

I love to use my homemade schezwan sauce since I find that more flavourful. You can find the recipe for Homemade Sichuan/ Schezwan Sauce here.

My family loves Indo Chinese dishes. I love how I can make them with the help of my homemade sauces and oils. I love Air Fried Cauliflower Manchurian and Veg Lo Mein.

Have you ever tried Mushroom Fried Rice? If not, I highly recommend doing so. I have made that recipe several times and believe me, it is a keeper recipe.

Coming back to the schezwan fried rice, the best part is that with homemade is that you can always tone down the spice level or increase it according to your preferences.

I love the garlic and schezwan sauce flavours combined, and believe me, you will not need any sides to go with it.

Helpful Tips for Perfect Homemade Indo Chinese Recipes-

Any Asian recipe is cooked perfectly on high heat in a big wok. If you do not own a wok, any big pan will work.

The bigger the surface area the better the dish cooks in it.

When cooking on high heat, continuous stirring is also quite important.

Finely chopped vegetables are a must for any Asian recipe. Chop them as finely as you can. Size must be the same to avoid uneven cooking.

Jasmine rice is important for any rice dish but trust me basmati rice will also work.

You can even use brown rice according to your preference, however, they won't be authentic.

Always try to use authentic sauces in the recipes. The heart of any Asian recipe is the sauce and the taste depends very much on the sauce.

How to make Schezwan Fried Rice?

Wash the rice under running water and soak it for 15 minutes.

Drain the water and place the rice on a plate lined with a paper towel.

Boil 4 cups of water and add the rice when it comes to a boil. Drain the water when rice is 90 per cent cooked and there is a bite left.

Mix a few drops of oil to the rice to prevent sticking. Keep aside.

Heat oil in a wok and add chopped garlic when it looks super hot. Saute till it looks golden.

Add green beans and carrot to the wok. Stir on high heat, add schezwan sauce and mix.

Add rice and stir everything to combine well.

Add black pepper powder, salt as per your taste and a little bit of vinegar. Toss to combine everything.

Remove from heat and garnish with green onion.

Serve hot just like that with your choice of side.

Important Note-

Cold leftover rice is best to make this or any type of fried rice.

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