Monday 26 November 2012

Prawn Szechuan Fried Rice

Szechuan is a part of Chinese cuisine and it is originated from the Sichuan province in Southwesteren China. They cook with their unique sichuan pepper, and very liberally they use garlic to all dishes. My Prawn Szechuan fried rice is kind of Indo-Chinese, and definitely easy to make. In all supermarket Szechuan sauce is available but i myself prepare my sauce, which is very easy to make and if it is well stored, it will last for more than a month.

Generally all the saute process is done separately and Rice is cooked separately, but i felt cooking together in cooker is much easier and flavorful than mixing it.

Ingredients
3 cups Basmati Rice (Any rice of your choice)
2 Onions
4 Cloves Garlic (If it is smaller cloves then it is 8 cloves)
1 inch Ginger

1/2 - 1 cup Shrimps (Prawns)
5 tablespoon chopped Spring Onions
1 Green Bell Pepper / Capsicum
6-8 Dry Red Chilly
3-5 Eggs
1 tablespoon Chilly Sauce
2 tablespoon light Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Tomato sauce
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce (optional)
Oil
Salt and pepper

For Szechuan sauce

10-12 Dry red chilly (soaked in warm water)
1 inch Ginger
6 large cloves Garlic

Method

  • Finely grind the ingredients under Szechuan sauce, Finely cut onions into long stripes, cut capsicum in the same way.
  • Devein and clean the Prawns. finely chop the ginger and garlic. Scramble the eggs.
  • In a heavy bottom pan or in a Pressure Cooker add 4-5 tablespoon of oil and when the oil is heated add the chopped ginger garlic and also dry red chilly. 
  • Add the Onions and saute for 2 mins, then add 2 tablespoon  Szechuan sauce and saute for 2-3 mins, then add Capsicum and shrimps and saute well. Add all the sauces, salt and a tablespoon of black pepper powder.
  • Add 5 cups of water or water according to the rice and allow it boil for a min and then add the washed rice.
  • Pressure cook for about 10-15 mins (depends according to the pressure cooker) and when the rice is cooked perfect, mix well and then add the chopped spring onions and scrambled eggs.
  • Prawn Szechuan is ready  to be served.



Note 

  • The dry chilly and the Szechuan sauce is according to the taste, if you like to have with mild spicy then reduce the quantity of chilies.
  • If you want a very nice shrimp flavor then you can add upto 1 cup of it otherwise 1/2 cup is sufficient.
  • You can also prepare the way you prepare for fried rice.
  • If you are boiling rice separately and saute the shrimps separatly, saute the rice in the pan for 2-5 mins when you mix with shrimps, this requires additional oil. 
  • If you do not have light Soy sauce, then add only 1 tablespoon of Dark Soy sauce.



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