Schezwan Chicken is a popular Chinese starter that orginated from the Sichuan province of China. Schezwan Chicken is famous for its hot and spicy taste. Let us learn to make this spicy Schezwan Chicken with step by step pictures and video.
Schezwan Chicken is a very popular restaurant order in Indo Chinese cuisine. A very simple yet flavourful starter and can be paired up with fried rice and noodles too. Do try this recipe and enjoy your weekend!
About Schezwan Chicken
Schezwan Chicken is made by first marinating chicken with flour and spices then deep frying it until crispy finally tossing it in a schezwan based sauce. It can be served as a great starter or can paired up with noodles or fried rice or herbed rice.
Schezwan or Sichuan or Szechuan is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sichuan province in South West China. Schezwan Sauce is fiery hot with a pungent flavour from garlic and red chillies.
Most Chinese dishes are flash cooked to get that smoky pungent flavour. So when all your ingredients are ready your chinese dishes cab get done in a breeze. Orginally Chinese cuisine is more spicy, pungent, hot and tangy but most restaurants here in India have toned down it to suit our taste buds making it Indo Chinese. So it is a mix of Indian and Chinese to suit our taste and flavour.
Our family is fond of schezwan dishes and this Schezwan Chicken is no exception they just love it everytime I make. I usually make it as a starter as they enjoy it that way. You can either serve as a starter making it even more dry or make it semi saucey to pair with noodles and fried rice.
Schezwan Chicken Ingredients
- Chicken – Choose tender chicken cut them into small pieces.
- Flour – Maida and cornflour is used for making the batter. You can replace maida with wheat flour too.
- Sauces – Soya sauce, Schezwan Sauce and Tomato Sauce is used. You can add chilli sauce in addition too.
- Vegetables – Ginger, garlic, onion and spring onion are used.
- Spice powders – Pepper Powder is used
- Others – Egg is used to make the coating stick to the chicken.
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📖 Recipe
Schezwan Chicken
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 300 gms chicken
- 2 tbsp cornflour
- 2 tbsp maida
- salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp pepper powder
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 egg
- For the sauce
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 small red chillies
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp spring onion white
- 1 tbsp garlic
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp onion
- 1/2 tsp soya sauce
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp vinegar
- 1 and 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- 1/2 tsp crushed pepper
- salt to taste
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp spring onion green
Instructions
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To a mixing bowl add 300 gms chicken along with 2 tbsp cornflour, 2 tbsp maida, salt to taste, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 egg.
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Mix it well to form a marinade to coat the chicken.
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Heat oil in a kadai – add the chicken in small batches.
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Add in small batches depends on the size of the kadai too. Do not disturb for few seconds.
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Flip over after few seconds and fry.
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Fry until golden brown.
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Drain and remove it. Repeat to finish other batches too.
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All fried and ready. Set it aside.
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Heat 1 tbsp oil – add 2 small red chillies, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp spring onion green, 1 tbsp garlic, 1.5 tbsp onion.
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Saute for a minute in medium high flame.
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Now add 1/2 tsp soya sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, salt to taste, 1/2 tsp vinegar, 1 and 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce, 1 tbsp tomato sauce.
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Give a quick mix.
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Add 1/4 cup water give a quick mix.
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Add fried chicken.
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Give a quick mix.
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If you like it more saucey then garnish with spring onion and switch off at this stage. But I like to reduce the sauce a bit so cooking for few more mins in medium flame.
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Finally garnish with 1 tbsp spring onion and switch off.
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Schezwan Chicken is ready to serve!
Notes
- You can make it gravy or semi gravy in consistency as per your liking.
- Choose tender juicy chicken, breast pieces will work great.
- The gravy tends to thicken if resting time is given, so switch off accordingly. If it becomes too thick then sprinkle little water, heat it up before serving.
- Adding onion is optional as we add spring onion.
- Using freshly ground pepper at the final stage adds a great flavor to the dish.
- Do not skip spring onion as it is one of the main ingredient for any chinese dish.
- I would not suggest to store this. Make it and consume it fresh.
- You can make homemade schezwan sauce or use storebought sauce too.
Schezwan Chicken Recipe Step by Step
1.To a mixing bowl add 300 gms chicken along with 2 tbsp cornflour, 2 tbsp maida, salt to taste, 1/4 tsp pepper powder, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and 1 egg.
2.Mix it well to form a marinade to coat the chicken.
3.Heat oil in a kadai – add the chicken in small batches.
4.Add in small batches depends on the size of the kadai too. Do not disturb for few seconds.
5.Flip over after few seconds and fry.
6.Fry until golden brown.
7.Drain and remove it. Repeat to finish other batches too.
8.All fried and ready. Set it aside.
9.Heat 1 tbsp oil – add 2 small red chillies, 1 tsp ginger, 1 tsp spring onion white, 1 tbsp garlic, 1.5 tbsp onion.
10.Saute for a minute in medium high flame.
11.Now add 1/2 tsp soya sauce, 1/2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp pepper powder, salt to taste, 1/2 tsp vinegar, 1 and 1/2 tbsp schezwan sauce, 1 tbsp tomato sauce.
12.Give a quick mix.
13.Add 1/4 cup water give a quick mix.
14.Add fried chicken.
15.Give a quick mix.
16.If you like it more saucey then garnish with spring onion and switch off at this stage. But I like to reduce the sauce a bit so cooking for few more mins in medium flame. Then add 1/2 tsp crushed pepper.
17.Finally garnish with 1 tbsp spring onion and switch off.
18.Schezwan Chicken is ready to serve!
Schezwan Chicken is ready!
Expert Tips
- You can make it gravy or semi gravy in consistency as per your liking.
- Choose tender juicy chicken, breast pieces will work great.
- The gravy tends to thicken if resting time is given, so switch off accordingly. If it becomes too thick then sprinkle little water, heat it up before serving.
- Adding onion is optional as we add spring onion.
- Using freshly ground pepper at the final stage adds a great flavor to the dish.
- Do not skip spring onion as it is one of the main ingredient for any chinese dish.
- I would not suggest to store this. Make it and consume it fresh.
- You can make homemade schezwan sauce or use storebought sauce too.
- You can also add capsicum if you like.
FAQS
1.What does Schezwan Chicken taste like?
Schezwan Chicken is spicy, tangy and flavourful. Tender juicy chicken pieces marinated then deep fried until crispy and finally tossing it in a spicy sauce.
2.Is Schezwan Chicken very spicy?
Schezwan dishes are known for its spicness but it is our preference to add schezwan sauce according to the spice level we prefer. Add less if you are looking for a milder version of Schezwan Chicken.
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