Hello Foodies!
We are back with an amazing spicy sauce recipe that is spicy and fiery hot. Without it, no Indo-Chinese cuisine is complete. So what is that? Schezwan Sauce- a spicy chili sauce that is a must with noodles, momos, and fried rice. Well, you might have started drooling by imagining how delicious this sauce is. Without wasting much time, let’s get started with the recipe.
Ingredients
- Red chilies – 100 gram (boiled)
- Garlic – ¾ cup
- Ginger – 2 tablespoons (chopped)
- Celery – ½ cup
- Oil – 1 tablespoon
- Soya sauce – 1 tablespoon
- Jaggery powder – 1 tablespoon
- Salt – 1 teaspoon
- Nutmeg powder – 1 teaspoon
- Citric acid – 1 tablespoon
Cooking time – 8-10 minutes.
Instructions
Making this amazing, chilly, fiery sauce is so easy. All you need is some basic ingredients in the right quantity and it’s done. Let’s see how you can this sauce in a step-by-step method:
- Take your grinder.
- Take red chilies- they should be boiled, with garlic, ginger, and celery.
- Now put everything into the blender and blend it to a fine consistency.
- Now heat a pan and add 1 tablespoon of oil to that
- Once your oil is hot enough, pour the blended mixture into the pan
- Add soya sauce, jaggery powder, salt, nutmeg powder, and citric acid
- Add 1/4 cup of water and stir everything together.
- Cover it with a lid and let it simmer for a while.
- Tada! your homemade schezwan sauce is ready
Benefits
Schezwan sauce is the best sauce to complete your Indo-Chinese cuisine, and if it’s homemade, then it’s the best for you as it is made with the best ingredients. Let’s learn about the benefits of certain ingredients so that you can pair them with your dishes guilt-free.
Garlic: Garlic is a part of every cuisine in the world. It adds that little zing to your dishes and is a must for your health. It’s known for its ability to fight inflammation. It reduces bad cholesterol in your blood, which makes it best for your heart, and not to forget its immunity-boosting properties.
Ginger: It is another ingredient that rules every Indian household. It is your best bet when it comes to treating sore throats and other inflammations in the body. Don’t forget its ability to relieve you from those painful period cramps.
Celery: The presence of this ingredient makes our recipe for schezwan sauce very unique and healthy too. It contains apigenin, which plays a major role in Chinese medicine due to its antiviral, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties.
Jaggery powder: Everyone is aware of its benefits as it brings a dash of sweetness to the lives of people who have a sweet tooth. It is rich in iron, folate, magnesium, potassium, and sodium, which play a pivotal role in keeping our body healthy by keeping blood pressure and respiratory problems at bay.
Nutmeg powder: it is rich in antioxidants along with potassium, manganese, and iron that protect our body from severe ailments such as heart and liver ailments and cancer. It also delays the signs of aging.
So did you see how healthy and easy it can be to make this sauce in the comfort of your home? So next time if you feel like having some spice in your life then make this schezwan sauce in your home and delight your taste buds.
Mrs. Pushpa Khurana is a remarkable academic and culinary expert who has excelled in both education and cooking. Her academic Read more
