Schezwan Chilli Potatoes Recipe
Schezwan Chilli Potatoes Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a popular Indo-Chinese appetizer which is so delicious and spicy.
Ingredients
- 15 Baby Potatoes
- 2 to 3 tablespoon Oil
- Salt to taste
- 3 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Cornflour / Cornstarch
- 1 Capsicum / Bell Pepper chopped
- For Schezwan Sauce: Makes 1 cup sauce
- 30 Dry Red Chillies
- 20 cloves Garlic crushed
- 4 tablespoon Ginger grated
- 3 tablespoon Tomato ketchup
- 1 tablespoon Soya Sauce
- Salt to taste
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper Powder if you have schezwan pepper use them
- 2 teaspoon Sugar
- ¼ cup Oil
Instructions
- For Sauce:
- Take dry chillies and cut the top open. Remove the seeds out of it.
- You can just invert it and roll between your hands, the seeds just fall off.
- Now take the chillies and add it to a sauce pan. Add 1 cup of water and bring it to boil. Simmer it for 5 mins.
- By this time the chillies must have plumped up. Drain chillies. Reserve the water, you need that for grinding.
- Take the chillies in a blender add the reserved water slowly and make them into a paste. Set aside till use.
- Now heat oil in a sauce pan. Add in garlic and ginger. Fry it for couple of mins.
- Now add in the chilli paste and mix well. Now add in ketchup, soya sauce, salt, sugar and pepper. Mix well.
- Simmer this sauce for 5 to 8 mins.
- Now the sauce is done. Cool this and store in a clean air tight container refrigerated.
- For Schezwan Potatoes:
- Take baby potatoes in a cooker, add salt and cover with water. Pressure cook for 3 whistle, simmer and cook for 5 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the pressure go all by itself. Open the cooker, drain it and cool this down. Now peel off the skin and set aside.
- Now take the potatoes in a bowl and sprinkle cornflour over it. Now toss it well.
- Heat oil in a kadai. Add in the potatoes and saute till golden. Now remove it to a plate.
- Now in the same oil add in schezwan sauce and toss well. Add in some chopped capsicum and saute for 5 mins or so.
- Add in potatoes and mix well.
- Now take 1 teaspoon cornflour and mix with some water. Pour this into the potatoes and toss well.
- Serve with pulav, fried rice, naan or anything.
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Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Schezwan Chilli Potatoes Recipe
Serving Size
1 g
Amount per Serving
Calories
505
% Daily Value*
Fat
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
0.1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
7
g
Monounsaturated Fat
13
g
Sodium
397
mg
17
%
Potassium
2019
mg
58
%
Carbohydrates
72
g
24
%
Fiber
10
g
42
%
Sugar
24
g
27
%
Protein
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
3278
IU
66
%
Vitamin C
527
mg
639
%
Calcium
77
mg
8
%
Iron
5
mg
28
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.