Mushroom Manchurian

Preparation Time: 10 min

Cooking time: 20 min

Serves: 2

Ingredients:

• Mushroom - 150 gm

Batter:

1. All purpose flour/maida - 1 cup
2. corn flour - 1/2 cup
3. turmeric powder - 1 pinch
4. chili powder - 1 tsp
5. pepper powder - 1 tsp
6. salt to taste

Manchurian - dry:

1. Onion - 1 medium sized - finely chopped
2. Chopped ginger  - 1 tsp
3. Chopped garlic - 1 tsp
4. Hot & sweet tomato sauce - 3 tbsp
5. Chilli sauce - 2 tsp
6. Soya sauce - 1 pinch
7. Pepper - 1 pinch
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil- 1 tbsp

Procedure:

   1.   In a medium size mixing bowl, put all the ingredients given under "batter" section and add water to make dosa batter like consistency. It should be neither too thick nor too thin.

  2.  Clean the mushrooms in running water and dry them using paper towel. Don't put the mushrooms in water as it absorbs more water. Dip them in the batter prepared

  3.   Heat a kadai with oil. fry the mushroom dipped in batter until it turns golden brown and set aside.

   4.   Heat a pan with oil. You can use the same oil used for frying by removing excess oil. Add onion and ginger garlic paste, sauté them for 2 min

  5.   Then add hot chili sauce, soya sauce and pinch of salt. Sauté for 1 min and add the fried mushrooms. Mix them well til it is coated well. Garnish with cilantro or spring onion and serve hot.