Schezwan Vegetables Recipe - Indo Chinese Side Dish for Fried Rice

Understandably, you all loved the Chilli Paneer Recipe I posted last week. Of course, frying up something and mixing it in a delicious spicy sauce should be up everyone's alley, no surprises there.

After moving into the new apartment, we had friends over and I decided on an Indo-Chinese menu. I was badly craving some and grabbed the opportunity to cook some up myself. I made the Chilli Paneer, Vegetable Fried Rice and Schezwan Vegetables for some gravy to go with the fried rice.

Schezwan Vegetables Recipe
Adapted from Sailus Food
Serves 4

Ingredients:
1 large onion, cubed into 1" pieces roughly
1 carrot, cut into small, thin discs
8-10 french beans, cut into 1″ pieces
8 baby corns, each cut into 6 round discs
1 green capsicum, cut into 1" pieces roughly

2 tbsps oil

2 tbsps finely chopped spring onion greens (for garnish, optional)

For The Sauce:
2 dry red chillis, halved
¼ teaspoon red chilli pwd
1 teaspoon crushed garlic (about 6 small flakes)
1.5 teaspoon soya sauce
1 teaspoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon tomato ketchup
2 tbsps tomato puree (or 1 teaspoon tomato paste)
1 tablespoon cornflour
1 cup water
salt and pepper to taste
2 cups vegetable stock or water (I used vegetable stock)

How to Make Vegetable Schezwan Recipe:

1. Heat oil in a pan and add the onions. Cook until soft and transparent - about 3 mins.

2. Add the remaining vegetables with some salt and saute lightly for 3-4 mins.

3. Mix all the sauce ingredients together and add to the cooking vegetables. Let it simmer for 5 mins or until the vegetables are cooked, yet firm. If the gravy is getting too thick, add more water. Adjust salt and add pepper and spring onion greens - and its ready to serve!

Vegetable Schezwan is one of those dishes where the preparation time is higher than the cooking time but the end result is very satisfying and can really help you get rid of your Indo-Chinese craving!

Comments

Priya

January 19, 2011 at 11:39 am

Yummy.. A blessing for all the Indian craving for Indo chinese food and you hardly get it outside india.. Thank you for posting. Do post more such indo-Chinese rice and gravies. Looking forward to try it sooon 🙂

Priya

January 19, 2011 at 9:20 am

Omg, mindblowing schezwan veggies,soo inviting..

Sayantani

January 19, 2011 at 7:26 am

and I love this as well. tempting clicks.

Zareena

January 19, 2011 at 7:08 am

I love chinese food. Am sure gonna try this out soon nags.

Prathibha

January 19, 2011 at 6:41 am

Love it...that would be a awesome combo with noodles n fried rice..love chinese food.

Manasi

January 19, 2011 at 5:24 am

Indo-Chinese is just what the Dr. prescribes to tickle the palette 🙂
I have a packet of hakka -noodles waiting nirvana... makes me so happy:)

PriyaVaasu

January 19, 2011 at 4:10 am

Its So Tempting!!!!!

Premalatha Aravindhan

January 19, 2011 at 3:50 am

Am a gr8 fan of indo Chinese recipes...Yummy yum! Delicious...

Sharmilee! :)

January 19, 2011 at 10:51 am

Nice cup, Luved ur indo chinese series

RAKS KITCHEN

January 19, 2011 at 4:07 am

This would have tasted heaven with fried rice and chilli paneer,yumm!! 🙂 Love the cup colour ..

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