Indo Chinese Schezwan Egg Fried Rice

Schezwan Egg Fried Rice is an Indo-Chinese dish where cooked rice is stir-fried with scrambled eggs, Schezwan sauce, veggies, and a few other Chinese sauces. Make it using my easy recipe.

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About Schezwan Egg Fried Rice

Schezwan Egg Fried Rice is an Indo-Chinese dish where cooked fried rice is stir-fried with veggies, Schezwan sauce, and a few other Chinese sauces.

It is the spicier version of the regular vegetable fried rice.

Schezwan fried rice with eggs is quite popular in Indo-Chinese restaurants all over the world and in roadside stalls and shops in all of India.

But now, you can make it at home using a few simple ingredients in under 20 minutes using my easy recipe.

When made at home, you can be sure of the quality of the ingredients used to make it. You can also customize it to your taste. Feel free to add in veggies of your choice or adjust the sauces to make it according to your taste.

Serve Schezwan egg rice on its own for a light meal or with a spicy Indo-Chinese gravy or stir fry for a hearty brunch. It can also be packed in a kid’s lunch box as well.

This recipe can be easily doubled or tripled as per your requirements.

Here are some more fried rice recipes that you may like

• Thai Fried Rice
• Chinese Egg Fried Rice
• Chicken Fried Rice
• Thai Pineapple Fried Rice
• Mushroom Fried Rice
• Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice
• Paneer Fried Rice

Ingredients

Cooked Rice – Use leftover cold white rice for the best result. You can use any variety of white rice but my personal favorite is long-grain basmati rice. Jasmine rice, sona masuri, etc work great too.

You can replace white rice with cooked brown rice, couscous, quinoa, broken wheat, cauliflower, etc for a taste change.

In case you are cooking fresh rice, then cool it completely before stir-frying, otherwise, it will get mushy. To speed up the cooling process, spread the warm rice on a baking tray and cover the tray with a cling film. Now refrigerate it for 30 minutes or free for 15 minutes.

Vegetables – I like to load my fried rice recipes with green bell pepper (capsicum), green beans, green cabbage, and carrots. You can also add red or yellow bell peppers, spring onions (scallions), mushrooms, zucchini, broccoli, etc.

Eggs – Use fresh eggs for the best flavor.

You can also add chicken or shrimp (prawns) if you want to add extra protein. 

Schezwan Sauce – This is the star ingredient of this recipe.

I use my Homemade Schezwan Sauce as it tastes much better than the store-bought ones and is also free of artificial colors and preservatives. But if you have a time crunch, you can buy a bottle.

Others – You will also need dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, brown sugar, salt, chili oil, fresh ginger, garlic, and black pepper powder.

Use white sugar if brown sugar is not available.

How To Make Schezwan Egg Fried Rice

Heat 2 tablespoon sesame oil in a nonstick wok over high heat.

Once the oil is hot and shimmery, add

• 1 tablespoon finely chopped ginger
• 2 tablespoon finely chopped garlic
• 1 tablespoon chopped celery
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped green chilies

Saute for 10-12 seconds.

Add ½ cup of chopped onions and saute for 30 seconds.

Add

• ¼ cup of finely cubed green bell pepper
• ¼ cup of finely chopped green beans
• ½ cup of finely shredded green cabbage
• ¼ cup of finely chopped carrots

to the wok and saute for a minute. Don’t overcook the veggies.

Push the veggies on the side of the wok and add the remaining ½ tablespoon of sesame oil.

Add 3 whisked eggs and scramble them.

Now mix everything together.

Add

• 4 tablespoon Schezwan sauce
• 1 teaspoon dark soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 3 teaspoon chili oil
• 1 teaspoon black pepper powder

and cook for a minute.

Now add 3 cups of cooked and cooled white rice and toss everything nicely to coat the rice with all the sauces.

Check for salt, spiciness, and sourness. Adjust the sauces as per your taste.

Garnish with 4 tablespoon chopped spring onion greens and serve hot.

Frequently Asked Questions

Serving Suggestions

Szechuan egg fried rice is a complete meal on its own, but you can serve it with additional dishes like stir-fried vegetables, sweet and sour tofu, or a side of hot and sour soup for a complete Chinese-inspired meal.

I like to serve it with Veg Manchurian, Chilli Chicken, Gobi Manchurian, Vegetables in Hot Garlic Sauce, etc.

It can also be served with Vegetable Hot and Sour Soup along with chicken momos for a complete meal.

Storage Suggestions

Schezwan Egg Fried Rice can be refrigerated for 3-4 days in an airtight container.

Reheat it in a pan or microwave until nicely heated.

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