Schezuan Fries Hot Dog Sandwich Recipe

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups potato fingers
• oil for deep-frying
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 cup finely chopped spring onions (whites and greens)
• 1 tsp garlic (lehsun) paste
• 1/2 cup sliced capsicum (red, yellow and green)
• 1/4 cup schezwan sauce
• 2 tbsp tomato ketchup
• salt (namak) to taste
• 3 hot dog rolls
• melted butter for brushing and cooking
• 6 tbsp mayonnaise

Steps

1. Heat the oil for deep-frying in a deep non-stick pan, add the potato fingers and deep-fry, a few at a time, on a medium flame, till they turn golden brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper. Keep aside.
2. Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the spring onions and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
3. Add the capsicum and sauté on a medium flame for 1 minute.
4. Add the schezuan sauce, tomato ketchup and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
5. Add the potato fries, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally. Keep aside.
6. Divide the mixture into 3 equal portions. Keep aside.
7. Cut each hot dog roll horizontally into 2 equal halves.
8. Place all the hot dog roll halves on a clean, dry surface. Apply a little melted butter on both the sides of each halve.
9. Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) and cook all the hot dog roll halves on it till they turn light brown in colour from both the sides.
10. Place both the halves of hot dog roll on a clean, dry surface. Apply 1 tbsp of mayonnaise on each halve.
11. Put a portion of the schezuan fries evenly over the lower halve of the hot dog roll. Cover with the upper halve of the hot dog roll with the mayonnaise side facing downwards and press it lightly.
12. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to make 2 more schezuan fries hot dog sandwiches.
13. Serve immediately.