Schezwan noodles recipe with step by step photos – spicy and tasty stir fried vegetable noodles with schezwan sauce.
Recently when I made schezwan sauce at home, then it was obvious to make a few recipes with it. so I made the schezwan fried rice and this schezwan noodles recipe. I also served the spicy sauce as a condiment with pakoras and Veg momos.
Schezwan noodles is a popular Indo Chinese recipe and is also a popular Indian street food. In fact in Mumbai, there are few more schezwan recipes which are quite popular like schezwan masala dosa, vegetables in schezwan sauce, schezwan chilli potatoes, schezwan dosa and so on. I have also heard of schezwan vada, thanks to one of my readers.
Schezwan noodles recipe is quite similar to Hakka noodles except the fact, that instead of soy sauce we use schezwan sauce in schezwan noodles.
Like I have mentioned in my schezwan fried rice post, To get the smoky flavor, increase the stove top flame to the maximum and stir fry the veggies on a high heat. If the veggies start to getting burnt, then you can reduce the flame. However, if you use a good wok or pan with a heavy base, than there won’t be issues of the vegetables getting burnt. Also continuous stirring while frying, ensures that the vegetables are browned evenly.
Schezwan noodles can be served just like that without any accompaniments. A hot bowl of spicy noodles for the monsoons…. Finally raining here and we are relieved 🙂
How to make schezwan noodles
Cooking noodles
1. boil enough water in a pot or pan with some salt and a few drops of oil.
2. Add the noodles in the hot boiling water.
3. No need to break the noodles. At least I don’t break the noodles. I have used hakka noodles here, but you can use any good quality noodles.
4. cook the hakka noodles according to the package instructions.
5. When the noodles are just about cooked, meaning al dente, its time to strain them.
6. Strain the noodles in a colander.
7. rinse the noodles in running water very well. This method stops the cooking process and removes the starch.
8. Add oil to noodles.
9. toss the noodles gently, so that the oil gets coated evenly on the noodles. This method gets rid of stickiness from the noodles. Keep aside covered and let the noodles cool completely before you add them to the stir fried veggies.
Stir frying veggies for schezwan noodles
10. heat oil in a pan or wok. On medium heat, add the garlic and saute for a few seconds.
11. Increase the flame and then add the finely chopped spring onions/scallions whites. Stir fry on high heat for about 1 minute.
12. Add the french beans.
13. Keep on stir-frying on high flame for about 3 to 4 minutes.
14. Add the remaining veggies – finely chopped carrots, capsicum (green bell pepper), mushrooms. You can even add cabbage. I added the veggies which were there in the kitchen.
15. Keep on stir frying the veggies on the high flame.
16. Stir fry for about 7 to 8 minutes till the edges of the veggies start to slightly brown. i usually prefer the veggies to be cooked more. You can cut down on the stir-frying time if you prefer half cooked or more crunchy veggies.
Making schezwan noodles
17. Now reduce the flame to medium heat and add schezwan sauce, salt and black pepper. The amount of schezwan sauce can be added as per your taste.
18. add the hakka noodles in batches and stir fry.
19. increase the flame and keep on tossing and stir-frying the noodles till the schezwan sauce coats all the noodles well.
20. Add rice vinegar or white vinegar and mix well.
21. Add the chopped spring onion greens to schezwan noodles. Stir.
22. Serve schezwan noodles hot in serving bowls or plates. You can accompany some more schezwan sauce in separate small bowls, if people want to have a more helping of spice in their food.
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Schezwan Noodles
INGREDIENTS
for cooking noodles
- 150 grams hakka noodles or plain noodles or 1 pack of noodles
- 5 cups of water to cook noodles
- 1 to 2 teaspoon oil to coat the noodles
- 2 to 3 drops of oil to be added while heating water.
other ingredients for schezwan noodles
- 1.5 to 2 cups finely chopped vegetables (a mix of carrots. beans, cabbage, mushrooms, capsicum/green bell pepper)
- 2 to 3 small spring onions or 1-2 medium spring onions or 1/4 cup spring onions - finely chopped, reserve the greens for garnish
- 3 to 4 garlic finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon schezwan sauce, you can add more for a more spicy taste
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon black pepper powder or as required
- 1 teaspoon rice vinegar or regular white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
- 1 to 1.5 tablespoon of spring onion greens
- 2 tablespoon oil for stir frying
- salt as required
INSTRUCTIONS
cooking noodles
- Boil 5 cups of water in a pot or pan with some salt and a few drops of oil.
- Add the noodles in the hot boiling water.
- Cook the noodles according to the package instructions.
- When the noodles are just about cooked, meaning al dente, then strain the noodles in a colander.
- Rinse the noodles in running water very well. This method stops the cooking process and removes the starch.
- Add oil to noodles. Toss the noodles gently, so that the oil gets coated evenly on the noodles. This method gets rid of stickiness from the noodles.
- Let the noodles cool completely before you add them to the stir fried veggies.
stir frying veggies for schezwan noodles
- Heat oil in a pan or wok. On medium heat, add the garlic and saute for a few seconds.
- Increase the flame and then add the finely chopped spring onions/scallion whites. Stir fry on a high heat for about 30 seconds to 1 minute.
- Add the french beans. Keep on stir frying on high flame for about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the remaining veggies - finely chopped carrots, capsicum (green bell pepper), mushrooms. Keep on stir frying the veggies on the high flame.
- Stir fry for about 7 to 8 minutes till the edges of the veggies start to slightly brown. You can cut down on the stir frying time, if you prefer half cooked or more crunchy veggies.
making schezwan noodles
- Now reduce the flame to medium heat and add schezwan sauce, salt and black pepper.
- Add the hakka noodles in batches and stir fry.
- Increase the flame and keep on tossing and stir frying the noodles till the schezwan sauce coats all the noodles well.
- Add rice vinegar or white vinegar and mix well. Check the seasoning and add more schezwan sauce, pepper and salt if required.
- Add the chopped spring onions to schezwan noodles. Stir.
- Serve schezwan noodles hot in serving bowls or plates.
I added stir fried chicken and garlic salt instead of salt and voila…..super hit !!! Thank you.
welcome sabina
I made schezwan noodles but the colour was different (very slightly orange) than yours. I also added 1 teaspoon extra but it didn’t helped me.
nikhil, the color largely depends on the variety and type of red chilies used. some red chilies like kashmiri red chilies or byadagi red chilies give a nice deep reddish or reddish orange color. as long as the taste is good, color should not make much of a difference if making for family or friends.
Schezwan noodles is my fav…. dish thank u sooooo much and ur updates r awesome with pictures….
welcme shivay. thanks for your positive feedback.
All recipis are so good and its explain by pics are too easy for all…. Thank you so much…..
welcome always bhavi 🙂 and thankyou so much.
Hi ,
Is it okay if we don’t use vinegar ?? also, will it make any difference in the taste ?
aalaya vinegar would impart a tangy flavor so add them if you have. hope this help’s you.
okay thanks Danssana ma’am !
i made this noodles infinite times and still tastes the same super delicious ma’am thnx so much for this wonderful recipe..i love each and every recipe u post and i am big fan of all ur recipe thnx for making life easier. <3 uuuu ma'am!!!!
welcome riya. glad to know this. thanks for sharing positive feedback on schezwan noodles recipe.
I love sezwan flavor. This recipe looks that much easy to follow. Thanks for sharing it.
welcome anusia
Already made the sauce. Gonna try this at home today.. you have explained everything amazingly. Thank you. 🙂 I shall try momos next.
welcome deepti. glad to know this.
Made it for my wife. She loved it …
Very nice recipes
thanks murtuza
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can I use chilli vinager instead of rice vinager or white vinager
yes.
instead of hakka noodles can i use schezwan noodles?
yes
Hi
I tried this recipe on Sunday , It was really delicious….i used chings schezwan chutney.thanks
welcome isha and thanks for the feedback.
Hi,
I just wanted to know if we can add soya sauce to the recipe ?
& in which step can we do so?
yes you can add soy sauce. just add soy sauce when you add schezwan sauce.
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Does the recipe procedure would be differed for rice?
no. basically same. just that cooked rice is added instead of noodles. there is a schezwan rice recipe already posted on the blog.
Wow..Dassana. Really noodless looking great with that lovely color.I am planning to try this for my kids .
The first picture is so good. I want to grab that bowl and eat it up 🙂
Rains are finally here. I visited my parents in Pune last week and it was rainy, breezy and cool and so very beautiful. No such luck for me in Hyderabad yet.
thanks preeti. i hope it rains soon in hyderabad and rest of india. many people are waiting for rains.
can i use chinze scezwann chatney?? what will be the taste
i think what is sold in the indian markets as schezwan chutney is schezwan sauce only. so you can add.