Schezuan Sauce, Chinese Schezwan Sauce Recipe

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शेज़वान सॉस रेसिपी | भारतीय स्टाइल शेज़वान सॉस | चीन का शेज़वान सॉस | - हिन्दी में पढ़ें (Schezuan Sauce, Chinese Schezwan Sauce Recipe in Hindi)

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Our schezwan sauce is an Indian style schezwan sauce which is a popular Chinese schezuan sauce made from the Indian Kashmiri red chillies.

schezwan sauce is a spicy and pungent Chinese condiment or a dip which is supremely popular all over the world. Making schezwan sauce at home is easy as it can be made with basic ingredients available in India.

schezwan sauce is sold and is available readily available in the Indian market but making it at home can be hygienic and efficient. schezwan sauce made at home has zero preservatives and tastes really fresh.

Vinegar and sesame oil used in the Indian style schezwan sauce helps in increasing the shelf life of the schezwan sauce.

If you love Oriental cooking, you must have this sauce in your larder! The schezwan sauce is a common addition to several Chinese recipes including noodle and vegetable preparations.

Serve schezwan sauce along with momos, french fries, spring rolls or even Indian pakoras! Also, it is used to make schezwan chopsuey dosa a variation to plain dosa.

When the schezwan sauce is ready, store it in an air-tight container in a refrigerator.

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Preparation Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 2 mins Total Time: 7 mins Makes 0.5 cup (7 tbsp )
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Ingredients

For Schezuan Sauce
12 whole dry kashmiri red chillies , soaked in warm for 15 minutes
2 tbsp chopped garlic (lehsun)
4 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp sesame (til) oil
1 tsp salt

Method

For schezuan sauce

To make schezwan sauce, drain out all the water from the chillies and discard it.
Combine all the ingredients in a mixer except the oil and blend into a fine paste. Transfer into a bowl and keep aside.
Heat the oil to smoking point and pour over the chilli-garlic paste. Mix well, allow it to cool and store refrigerated in an air-tight container.
Use the schezwan sauce as required.

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How to make schezuan sauce

To make schezwan sauce recipe | Indian style schezwan sauce | Chinese schezuan sauce | schezwan chutney at home | warm 1 cup of water in a saucepan.
Transfer the water to a deep bowl and add dry red chillies. We have made use of Kashmiri red chillies which provides a fiery red colour and mild heat but, you can use any other variety or a combination of 1-2 dried red chillies depending upon the spice level you can handle. Also, we have not removed the seeds of the chillies but if you want a more smooth schezwan sauce and less spicy, you can remove the seeds of the chillies before putting them in water.
After 15 minutes, drain out all the water from the chillies and discard it.
Transfer the soaked and drained chillies to a mixer jar.

Add chopped garlic. Smash the garlic with the back of a knife to quickly remove the skin or soak the garlic cloves in hot water for a while, as it makes them easier to peel. Also, oil your hands to avoid the garlicky aroma lingering on your fingertips.
Add white vinegar. It acts as a preservative and increases the shelf life of Indo-Chinese schezuan sauce and also help cut through spiciness.
Add sugar. It counteracts vinegar and neutralizes the flavour of spicy schezwan sauce.
Add salt.
Blend into a fine paste without using any water.

Transfer Chinese schezuan sauce in a bowl and keep aside.
Heat the sesame oil to smoking point. The smoking point is the temperature at which the oil begins to smoke. Smoking breakdowns the fat due to heat and create a unique smell and flavor in sesame oil.
Pour over the chilli-garlic paste.
Mix well and schezuan sauce is ready.
Allow the schezwan sauce | Indian style schezwan sauce | Chinese schezuan sauce | schezwan chutney at home | to cool and store refrigerated in an air-tight container.

You can use the schezwan sauce | Indian style schezwan sauce | Chinese schezuan sauce | schezwan chutney at home | as a dipping sauce for delectable Chinese appetizers like healthy momos and spring rolls.

Nutrient values per tbsp

Energy	44 cal
Protein	0 g
Carbohydrates	1.4 g
Fiber	0 g
Fat	4.3 g
Cholesterol	0 mg
Vitamin A	38.6 mcg
Vitamin B1	0 mg
Vitamin B2	0 mg
Vitamin B3	0 mg
Vitamin C	0 mg
Folic Acid	0 mcg
Calcium	0 mg
Iron	0 mg
Magnesium	0 mg
Phosphorus	0 mg
Sodium	0 mg
Potassium	0 mg
Zinc	0 mg