SZECHUAN CAPSICUM RICE
>> Monday, April 5, 2010 –
Indo-Chinese
Its spring here already, weather is so beautiful. And we are enjoying the weather. Like weather, making food very colorful is also real treat for eyes and good for health too. I planned to do szechuan fried rice, since so many colors of capsicum was there I made the szechuan capsicum rice which tasted so good, as the sweetness of capsicum balanced with spicy szechuan sauce resulted with yummy rice. So here is colorful treats....
SZECHUAN CAPSICUM RICE
Ingredients :
Basmati Rice - 1 cup cooked
Capsicum - All colors 1 cup
Onion - 1/4 cup
Celery - 1 stalk chopped (reserve few in this for sauce)
Spring onion - finely chopped 2 sprigs (reserve white part few for sauce )
Red chilli broken - 2
Salt for taste
White pepper powder - just for taste
For Szechuan Sauce :
Vinegar - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 2 pod
Red chilli - 2
Shallots - 1 finely chopped
Ginger - 1/4 inch
Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp
Chilli sauce - 1/4 tsp (store bought, its optional)
Spring onion - 1 white part
Ajinomoto - pinch (absolutely optional, I did not add though)
Oil - 3 tbsp
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed
Tomato ketchup - 1 tsp
Soya sauce - 1/2 tsp
Chilli sauce - 1/4 tsp (store bought, its optional)
Spring onion - 1 white part
Ajinomoto - pinch (absolutely optional, I did not add though)
Oil - 3 tbsp
Sugar - 1/4 tsp
Salt as needed
Method to make Sauce :
1. Soak the Red chill in hot water for some time. Then make a paste with other ingredients except spring onion, ginger, garlic.
2. Heat oil in a pan add the spring onion white part, ginger, garlic. Add the ground paste saute till it oozes oil. Remove and keep it aside in a bowl.
For rice :
2. Heat oil in a pan add the spring onion white part, ginger, garlic. Add the ground paste saute till it oozes oil. Remove and keep it aside in a bowl.
For rice :
1. Heat oil in the pan and the broken redchilli, followed by onion, celery and capsicum giving slight toss. Make sure to have the high flame.
2. Slightly saute so that the veggies has to be cooked but should be crunchy and color is not changed.
3. Now add the rice, szechuan sauce (add according to your spice level), salt and pepper. Give nice toss in high flame.
4. Once everything is blended well add spring onion for garnishing.
Hot and spicy szechuan rice is ready to eat !!!!!!
Note :
Adjust the spice according to your taste.
The texture of the vegetables is very important for taste. So make sure it is cooked but crunchy.
Tip :
1. Instead of capsicums substitute with vegetables like carrot, cabbage and peas.
2. For making more healthy add the sprouts too.
3. Add scrambled egg, paneer, mushrooms along with veggies for mixed vegetable szechuan rice.
Quick & nice spicy rice.......
colorful recipe with full of goodness..I love this burgandy color Pavi
pavithra,
Capsicum rice looks really colorful.
wow! too colorful and delicious...
Colorful and delicious rice! Great clicks too..
Thats my fav spicy chinese rice, looks yum pavithra and beautiful pics as usual...great clicks..
Dear Pavithra
Very nice dish indeed. Havent had any indo chinese dish since i came here...anyway 10 days to go ...
havde a nice week
Wow, the rice looks so colourful and a quick szechuan sauce too.
Looks and sounds yummy.. :) Let me try it out soon for sure :)
Very colourful and easy to make dish
cool presentation pavi.
wow! too colorful and delicious...
Love szechuan sauce...colorful flavorful rice here
yummy and very colourful too!
Perfect dish to celebrate Spring - I love this season too - just beautiful gorgeous flowers everywhere - even on the sides of the freeways! Enjoy the good times!
So colourful and so spring!
I can c the spring in ur plate..so colorful and perfectly cooked rice
Whay abeautiful colourful rice and the clicks are awesome.
Wat a colourful dish, truly divine..
Colorful and delicious rice...
The rice looks so colorful and yummy!
Treat for the eyes as well as taste bud dear.Excellent combo one would crave for that.
Colorful plate of rice!
hi pavithra,
wonderful colorful rice, clicks are awesome
all your pics looks cute. i need some tips on photo editing, if you don't mind, can you mail me at spicyturnovers@gmail.com..
Hi Pavithra,
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We love to eat szechuan dishes... But most of the hoels here have the shetty szechuan ( Its just a fun quote) nd we try out going to restu... where we get the real szechuan Now i guess its highly time i have to try it out :)
wow!colourful and delicious rice...
colorful n delicious
Sooo colourful and mouthwatering rice...
wow what a colorful recipe!!! kids will love this...
colourful and flavourful rice.will try sometime
hmm totally agree with you .. looks very colorful and I'm sure it must be equally delicious :)
I never knew szechuan sauce is so simple,I thought some non veg ingredient in it :D Thanks for sharing a wonderful recipe pavithra! Love it!
nice presentation & colorful rice looks delicious...
Nice colour and yummy rice!
Looks so colorful and delicious!
colurful and great
Great combination of flavors - it looks so colorful too.
COMBINATION TO DIE FOR..... In all senses.... be it the color, flavor...anything & everything..... BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Ash....
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
looks so colorful and tasty! a perfect spring dish indeed :)
you have an awesome recipe collection here...very glad to follow you...will be back soon to check out more yummy recipes...
This is a lovely dish. I bet it was delicious!
Wow looks yummy yum yum Pavi..feel like grabbing the plate:0
Love the rice Pavithra :D Sorry was not able to comment on your blog for such a long time :)
Awesome presentation..looks so yummy and tempting
Wow looks delicious, I want to reach in and take a sspoonful. Thanks for your visit and comment.
Laura