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User Tarla Dalal  •  27 February, 2020
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Schezwan sauce recipe | Chinese schezwan sauce | Schezwan sauce at home | with amazing 14 images. 

If you love Oriental cooking, you must have this Chinese schezwan sauce in your larder! The Schezwan sauce is a common addition to several Chinese recipes including noodle and vegetable preparations. 

schezwan sauce is a spicy and pungent Chinese condiment or a dip which is supremely popular all over the world. Making schezwan sauce at home is easy as it can be made with basic ingredients available in India. 

Schezwan sauce can be made quite easily with readily available ingredients of Kashmiri red chillies, garlic and Indian spices. By preparing Chinese schezwan sauce at home you can rest assured that no unnecessary chemicals have been added to it for preservation and flavour enhancement. 

Serve schezwan sauce along with momos, french fries, spring rolls or even Indian pakoras! Also, it is used to make schezwan chopsuey dosa a variation to plain dosa. 

You can even use the homemade Indo-Chinese schezwan sauce to make delights like schezuan noodles. 

When the schezwan sauce is ready, store it in an air-tight container in a refrigerator. I usually prepare a jar full of schezwan sauce and use it as required! Make sure to use clean and dry spoon to avoid spoiling. 

Learn to make Schezwan sauce recipe | Chinese schezwan sauce | Schezwan sauce at home | with detailed step by step recipe photos below.

Soaking Time

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Preparation Time

10 Mins

Cooking Time

11 Mins

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Total Time

21 Mins

Makes

1 cup

Ingredients

For The Chilli-garlic Paste

Other Ingredients For Schezwan Sauce

Method

For the chilli-garlic paste
 

  1. Boil 1 cup of water in a deep non-stick pan, add the dry red chillies and garlic, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside to cool.
  2. Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste using approx. ¼ cup of water. Keep aside.

How to proceed
 

  1. To make schezwan sauce, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the garlic, green chillies, ginger, onions and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
  2. Add the prepared chilli-garlic paste, and ½ cup of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute, while stirring occasionally.
  3. Add the cornflour–water mixture, vinegar, sugar and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
  4. Cool the schezwan sauce completely and keep refrigerated.
  5. Use the schezwan sauce as required.

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For the chilli-garlic paste for Schezwan sauce

 

    1. For making the schezwan sauce at home, we will first make a chilli-garlic paste. For that, boil 1 cup of water in a deep non-stick pan. 
      Step 2 – For making the <strong>schezwan sauce</strong> at home, we will first make a chilli-garlic paste. For …
    2. Add dry red chillies. We have made use of Kashmiri red chillies which provides a fiery red colour and mild heat but, you can use any other variety or a combination of 1-2 red chillies depending upon the spice level you can handle. Also, we have not removed the seeds of the chillies but if you want a more smooth schezwan sauce and less spicier, you can remove the seeds of the chillies before putting them in water.
      Step 3 – Add dry red chillies. We have made use of Kashmiri red chillies which provides a …
    3. Add the garlic. Peel and roughly chop them before adding.
      Step 4 – Add the garlic. Peel and roughly chop them before adding.
    4. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
      Step 5 – Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 5 to 7 minutes, while stirring …
    5. Keep aside to cool and transfer to a mixer jar.
      Step 6 – Keep aside to cool and transfer to a mixer jar.
    6. Add approx. 1/4 cup of water if required.
      Step 7 – Add approx. 1/4 cup of water if required.
    7. Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste and keep aside.
      Step 8 – Blend in a mixer to a smooth paste and keep aside.
Preparation for the schezwan sauce

 

    1. For thickening the schezuan sauce, in a bowl, take cornflour. 
      Step 9 – For thickening the s<strong>chezuan sauce</strong>, in a bowl, take cornflour.&nbsp;
    2. Add around 2 tbsp of water.
      Step 10 – Add around 2 tbsp of water.
    3. Mix well and keep the cornflour slurry aside.
      Step 11 – Mix well and keep the cornflour slurry aside.
    4. Assemble all the ingredients and keep them ready before starting the cooking procedure of  homemade schezwan sauce
How to make schezuan chutney

 

    1. To prepare the schezuan sauce, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan. We have used vegetable oil but, to make the sauce more flavorful make use of sesame or peanut oil. Add more oil for a longer shelf life of the homemade Indo-Chinese schezwan sauce. Oil should be floating on top of the sauce in a container. 
      Step 13 – To prepare the <strong>schezuan sauce</strong>, heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan. We have …
    2. Add the garlic.
      Step 14 – Add the garlic.
    3. Add green chillies and ginger. These aromatics enhance the flavour of homemade schezwan sauce.
      Step 15 – Add green chillies and ginger. These aromatics enhance the flavour of homemade schezwan sauce.
    4. Add onions. It is very important to chop everything finely to get that perfect consistency schezwan sauce
      Step 16 – Add onions. It is very important to chop everything finely to get that perfect consistency …
    5. Mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the raw aroma goes. Do not brown or burn it.
      Step 17 – Mix well and saut&eacute; on a medium flame for 1 minute or till the raw …
    6. Add the prepared chilli-garlic paste.
      Step 18 – Add the prepared chilli-garlic paste.
    7. Add ½ cup of water. Adjust the amount of water depending on the consistency you would like.
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    8. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute, while stirring occasionally.
      Step 20 – Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 more minute, while stirring occasionally.
    9. Add the cornflour–water mixture. It will help in thickening the sauce.
      Step 21 – Add the cornflour&ndash;water mixture. It will help in thickening the sauce.
    10. Add vinegar. Replace with lemon juice if not available.
      Step 22 – Add vinegar. Replace with lemon juice if not available.
    11. Add sugar and salt. The sugar is added to cut down the heat. You may add more or less depending upon the heat you can tolerate.
      Step 23 – Add sugar and salt. The sugar is added to cut down the heat. You may …
    12. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring continuously.
      Step 24 – Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 to 2 minutes, while stirring …
    13. Cool completely and transfer the schezwan sauce prepared at home in an air-tight container. Keep the schezwan sauce refrigerated.
      Step 25 – Cool completely and transfer the <strong>schezwan sauce</strong> prepared at home in an air-tight container. Keep …
    14. You can use the schezuan sauce as a dipping sauce for momos and spring rolls. You can even use the homemade Indo-Chinese schezwan sauce to make delights like schezuan noodles. 
      Step 26 – You can use the<strong> schezuan sauce</strong> as a dipping sauce for momos and spring rolls. …
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Nutrient values (Abbrv) per tbsp
Energy37 cal
Protein0.1 g
Carbohydrates1.7 g
Fiber0.1 g
Fat3.3 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Sodium0.1 mg

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Payal Parikh 86

April 23, 2021, 2:51 p.m.

No Chinese food is complete without Schezwan sauce. I love this recipe as it is very similar to restaurant style sauce. I make this often and store it. A must try recipe for you all who want praises !!

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Anoop

June 14, 2016, 1:37 p.m.

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Hi! For how many days can this sauce be preserved?

Dec. 22, 2015, 5:14 p.m.

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Tarla Dalal

Dec. 22, 2015, 5:14 p.m.

Hi, This can be preserved in the freezer in an air-tight container for atleast 1 month...

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s_1801

Nov. 15, 2015, 12:18 p.m.

very nice recipe

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Tarla Dalal

Nov. 15, 2015, 12:18 p.m.

Hi, Thank you for your kind words....do try more and more recipes nad let us know how you enjoyed them...happy cooking !!

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Foodie#417761

Feb. 27, 2015, 8:55 p.m.

This schezuan sauce can we use it. In cooking?

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Tarla Dalal

Feb. 27, 2015, 8:55 p.m.

Yes it can be used for cooking...

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tripti

Feb. 2, 2012, 7:24 p.m.

Thanks a lot!!!!!!! I m so much foodie & u will b surprised to know that i m in class9 now. Thanx 4 ur finger licking recipes. Now i will go to my mother & i will tell her to make this!!!!!! Once again thanx a lot!!!!!!

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Tarla Dalal

Feb. 2, 2012, 7:24 p.m.

Hi Tripti, That;s great to know that you fond of our recipes at such a young age. Do try more and more recipes and let us know how they turned out. Happy Cooking !!

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