Crispy Schezwan Vegetables
- 30 min
- hot
- Serves 4
Crispy schezwan vegetables: batter-fried broccoli, cauliflower, carrot and beans in a Kashmiri chilli garlic sauce. Spicy, serves 4, 30 minutes, with video.
Good for: Party, Rainy Day
Ingredients
Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli8
Reserved Chilli WaterAs needed
Maida½ cup
Corn Flour1 cup
Salt1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder½ tsp
MSG¼ tsp
Sugar¼ tsp
Water1½ cup
Carrot, Batons2
Broccoli, Florets1 cup
Cauliflower, Florets½ cup
Beans, Diced½ cup
Green Capsicum, Diced2
OilFor Deep Frying
Oil2 tbsp
Garlic1 tbsp
Ginger1 inch
Coriander Stems, Finely Chopped2 tbsp
Soy Sauce1 tbsp
Tomato Sauce½ cup
Spring OnionFor Garnish
Contains: wheat, soya.
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 4 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 373kcal | 1492kcal |
| Protein | 5.1g | 20g |
| Carbohydrate | 61g | 243g |
| Fat | 13g | 50g |
| Fibre | 5.3g | 21g |
| Sugar | 9.4g | 38g |
Cookd masalas for broccoli
Method
Heat water in a pan and add the de-seeded chillies to it. Boil the chillies for 5 minutes. Strain the chillies and blend it to a fine paste. Keep it aside.
In a bowl, make a batter with maida, cornflour, salt, pepper, msg and water.
Add the vegetables to the batter and mix it till the vegetables are coated well with the batter.
Heat oil in a pan and deep fry the batter coated vegetables till they become crispy. Keep it aside.
To prepare the sauce, heat oil in a wok, add garlic, ginger and saute it for a few seconds.
Add coriander stem and fry it for a few seconds.
Add the chilli paste and cook it till oil separates from it.
Add soy sauce, tomato ketchup and mix it well. Add a little water, mix it, bring it to a boil and let it thicken.
Add the fried vegetables and toss it on a high flame till it is coated well with the sauce. Take it off the flame and serve it immediately, garinshed with chopped spring onions.
Before you start
- How long does Crispy Schezwan Vegetables take?
- 30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Crispy Schezwan Vegetables serve?
- 4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Crispy Schezwan Vegetables vegetarian?
- Yes. No meat, no fish and no egg.
- Is Crispy Schezwan Vegetables spicy?
- It is hot: 3 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Crispy Schezwan Vegetables?
- 1 cup Broccoli, ½ cup Cauliflower, ½ cup Maida, 1 cup Corn Flour, 8 Kashmiri Dry Red Chilli, ½ cup Beans, and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Crispy Schezwan Vegetables?
- No, it is cooked in an open pot.
- How many calories are in Crispy Schezwan Vegetables?
- About 373 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
1 note- C
A Cookd cookJuly 2022
seems like I didn’t follow well


