Recipe- Restuarnt Style Chilli Mushroom

Chilli mushroom is pure comfort food and I am sure you are going to love this Indian Chinese mushroom starter. It has many flavors and textures bursting in each bite, making it an addictive mushroom appetizer. Sometimes, when we eat out at our favorite restaurant its tough to decide which appetizer to order since there are so many favorites.

My son is very sure of what he wants to order and one of them will surely be a ‘mushroom’ based Indian dish, either mushroom pepper fry, mushroom manchurian, chilli mushroom or mushroom momos.

Ingredients

Mushrooms 250 gms, cleaned, washed and drained
Spring onions 4, chop whites and greens separately
Green capsicum 1, medium, cut into bite sized pieces
Garlic 2-3 cloves, minced
Ginger 1/2", minced
Soy sauce 1 tsp
Vinegar 1 1/2 tsps
Sugar 1 tsp
Tomato sauce 1 1/2 tbsps
Red chili paste (soak 3 dry red chilis in hot water for 10 mts, cool, grind to a paste, and saute paste in a tsp of oil for 2 mts)
Corn flour 1 heaped tbsp mixed in 6-7 tbsps water
Sesame oil 1 1/2 tbsps
Oil for deep frying

For batter:

All purpose flour 2 tbsps, heaped
Corn flour 3 tbsps
Salt to taste
Black pepper powder to taste
Ginger 1/2", finely minced
Garlic 1 clove, finely minced
Water less than 1/2 cup to make a thick batter

Method

* Heat enough oil for deep frying in a heavy bottomed vessel.

* In a small bowl, add all purpose flour, cornflour, salt and ginger garlic green chilli paste and mix well. Add water and make a smooth thick paste.

* Add the washed and drained mushrooms into the batter and ensure its well coated. Place each mushroom into the hot oil, reduce flame to medium high and deep fry till golden brown. Remove the fried mushroom balls onto absorbent paper and set aside.

* Heat sesame oil in a large wok, once the oil turns hot, add the chopped garlic and stir fry for a few seconds. Add the ginger and stir fry on high for a few more seconds.

* Add the chopped spring onion whites and saute for a mt. Add sliced capsicum and stir fry on high flame for 2-3 mts. Add red chilli paste, tomato paste, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar and combine. Add the deep fried mushroom balls and toss for a mt on high flame. Add 5-6 tbsps of water and adjust salt if necessary and mix well.

* Add the cornflour water and toss on high flame for 2 mts. It will become slightly thick due to cornflour. Add the chopped spring onion greens and mix.

* Remove to a serving plate and garnish with spring onion greens. Serve hot as a starter with tomato sauce.