Schezwan Fried Rice

Schezwan Fried Rice
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 Schezwan chicken fried rice is a fusion of long grained Basmati rice along with chopped Vegetables. Indo-Chinese Recipes are the combination of Indian spices & Chinese seasoning .

Ingredients for making schezwan rice:
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For cooking rice:
1.5 cups basmati rice or long grained rice
6 cups water
½ tsp salt
oil

Finally chopped vegetables. : 2 cup ( 1 medium carrot, 8 french beans, ¼ cup finally chopped cabbage, 1 small capsicum/green bell pepper)
1 or 2 spring onions finely chopped, reserve the greens for garnishing
1 tsp finely chopped celery (optional)
2-3 garlic, finely chopped
2 tbsp schezwan sauce
¼ tsp black pepper or as required
½ tsp rice vinegar or apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar
2 tbsp sesame oil or any vegetable oil
salt as required
How to make the recipe:
Preparing rice:
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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 half 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.
Preparing schezwan fried rice:
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Finely cut all the vegetables. Heat oil in a wok. add garlic and saute for a 15 to 20 seconds. Addd the onions, celery and all the vegetables. Increase the flame and stir fry the vegetables on a high heat. More finely the vegetables are, 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 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 the schezwan fried rice with the spring onions greens. Serve schezwan fried rice plain or with a side indo chinese dish like veg/ chicken manchurian, mushroom manchurian or any dish of your choice.