Triple schezwan rice
Triple schezwan rice, from above
VegVeganMumbai

Triple schezwan rice

Rice, crisp noodles and manchurian gravy on one plate. Maximalism, Mumbai style.

70 minTime
12 gProtein each
hotSpice
Three dishes, one plate2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe full Mumbai street plate: rice, gravy, crisp noodles.
The original
717kcalsame
12 gproteinsame
6 gfibresame
70minutessame

Triple schezwan rice, all three parts.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Cooked rice2½ cups, cooked a day ahead and chilled
Wheat noodles½ packet hakka noodles
Cabbage2½ cups, very finely chopped
Carrot1, grated
Maida (all-purpose flour, plain flour)⅓ cup
Cornflour (cornstarch)4 tbsp, split
Schezwan sauce4 tbsp, split
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)for frying, about 5 tbsp absorbed
Garlic6 cloves, chopped
Ginger2.5 cm, chopped
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)½, diced
Spring onion (green onion, scallion)3 stalks, chopped
Soy sauce1½ tbsp
Tomato ketchup (ketchup)1½ tbsp
Vinegar2 tsp
Water1¼ cups
Saltto taste

Method

5 steps
  1. 1Boil the noodles 2 minutes short of the packet time. Drain, cool and toss with a spoon of cornflour. Deep fry small handfuls until crisp and golden.
  2. 2Mix cabbage, half the carrot, half the garlic, maida, 2 tbsp cornflour and salt into a stiff dough. Roll into small balls and deep fry until deep golden.
  3. 3For the gravy, heat a spoon of oil, add remaining garlic, ginger, 2 tbsp schezwan sauce, ketchup, half the soy sauce and the water. Thicken with 1 tbsp cornflour in a little water. Add the manchurian balls.
  4. 4For the rice, heat 2 tbsp oil, add capsicum, remaining carrot, remaining schezwan sauce, the rice, remaining soy sauce and vinegar. Toss on high heat for 3 minutes.
  5. 5Plate the rice, pour the manchurian gravy on one side, crown with crisp noodles and spring onions. Serve at once.
Serve it like this

Fluff gently with a fork and serve hot on a wide plate, with raita or a side next to it.

Sign up free to cook this

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Make it a meal

What goes with Triple schezwan rice: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
On the side Hot and sour soup30 min
On the side Manchow soup35 min
To drink Kala khatta sharbat3 min
Something sweet Kala khatta ice gola10 min
Sign up to send it to your cook