Schezwan Sauce

                                  

Schezwan is a style of Chinese cuisine originating from Sanchez province in southwestern China. Schezwan Sauce has bold flavors,especially the pungency and spiciness resulting from liberal use of garlic and chilies. Schezwan Sauce is a special spicy sauce used in Schezwan recipes like Schezwan Fried Rice, Noodles etc. Remember, it is firey hot and add lot more spicy flavor to your food.

Ingredients :

 Dry Red Chilies - 30
Garlic - 15 small sized chopped finely
Ginger - 1 tsp finely chopped
Soya Sauce - little less than 1/4 tsp
Vinegar - 1 tsp
Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
Tomato Sauce - 1 tbsp
Cooking Oil - 3 tbsp
Salt - to taste


Method : 

Remove the stem part of red chilies, cut open and remove the seeds and soak them in hot water. De-seeding is optional, but chose to remove them to reduce the spiciness a bit. Soak red chilies at least for 30mins with water till immersing level. Then drain red chilies and transfer it to a mixer.Add the drained water to the mixer.
 Grind it to a fine paste.

Add water little by little and keep grinding till you get a smooth paste. Set aside.
Finely chop garlic and ginger. Heat oil in a pan - add chopped ginger and garlic and fry for 2mins without changing the color. Then add red chili paste and let it boil in low flame for 3-5mins till oil starts leaving. Now add soya sauce. Then add vinegar,tomato sauce,pepper powder and required salt and cook for 5mins in low flame.Switch off. Cool down completely and store in airtight jar.Refrigerate it.