Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Schezwan Sauce





Ingredients:

12 large garlic 

10 red chillies|(preferably bedgi chillies)
3 tblsp oil
1 tblsp chopped ginger
1 1/2 tblsp tomato ketchup
1/4 tblsp sugar(optional)
1/2 tblsp soya sauce
Salt to taste
2 tblsp lemon juice or 1/2 tblsp vinegar


Reference:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIK_N6e3TIc
http://www.jeyashriskitchen.com/2013/03/schezwan-sauce-recipe-how-to-make.html

Method:

1) Remove seeds from the chilies and soak it in water for at least 1 hour. Make a paste by adding little water to it. Red chilly paste is ready.
2) Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped garlic and fry in slow flame till its light golden in color(apprx 5 mins). In between add ginger to it.
3) Add 2 1/2 tblsp of red chilly paste to the pan and fry it till the oil starts separating(apprx 5 mins)
4) Now add soya sauce, tomato ketchup, sugar, salt and lemon to this mixture. Mix it and add 1/2 cup or less, water to it.
5) Cook for another 2 mins. Schezwan sauce is done. 

Note: Use this sauce the next day, to get the nice garlic flavor from the sauce.

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