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Remove the stem and cut the chillies from the centre to remove the seeds, further discard the seeds & soak the chillies in hot water for at least 30 minutes, you can also keep them soaked overnight.
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After soaking add the chillies in grinding jar and grind to fine paste, add some water if required while grinding, make sure the paste is not too thin.
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Set a wok on high flame, add oil and allow the oil to heat enough, further add the red chilli paste & cook on medium high heat & stir continuously while cooking.Initially while cooking, the chilli paste will soak all the oil, you have to cook until the oil separates completely from the chilli paste. You’ll notice as the chilli paste is cooked, the texture will turn grainy.
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Add vinegar in order to increase its shelf life, mix well and cook for a minute, switch off the flame and keep aside to be used later. The oil on the top can be used as a chilli oil while cooking.
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For fried noodles
Add some cornflour over the boiled noodles, coat well with light hands, add salt to taste and mix well.
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Set oil in wok for frying, fry the cornflour coated noodles in hot oil, until crisp & golden brown, remove on an absorbent paper, your crispy fried noodles are ready, you can fry them in bulk and store in an airtight container & later can consume it with soup or triple rice, just the way we will do in this recipe.
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For schezwan rice:
Set a wok on high flame, add oil & let it heat nicely, further add chopped onions, garlic, ginger & green chillies, stir & cook on high flame for 1-2 minutes.
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Further add the carrots & french beans, stir & cook on high flame for 1-2 minutes.
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Now add the cooked red chilli paste, sauces & salt & white pepper powder to taste, stir & cook for a minute on high flame.
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Further add cooked rice, noodles & spring onions greens with its bulbs, stir well & cook for a minute.
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Finish with some freshly chopped spring onion greens, your schezwan fried rice is ready, serve hot with the schezwan manchurian.