Clean the mushroom by wiping with a samp kitchen towel. I prefer not to wash it with water as the mushroom has lot of moisture in itself. Any extra water used for washing makes it difficult to fry.

Chop the mushrooms vertically.

Now heat oil in a kadai or deep sauce pan and add cumin seeds

When the cumin seeds fry, add the sliced onions, green chilies and chopped garlic. Sauté until the onions turn translucent.

Next add the mushrooms and fry on medium flame for about 6 minutes or until all the moisture from the mushrooms dries up.

Now add salt, red chilli powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder and garam masala. Sometimes, I like to add 1/4 cup of sliced capsicum (bell peppers) at this stage to make the dish colorful but it is optional.

Fry everything for another 2-4 minutes till the mushroom pieces are nicely browned.

Switch off and take it in a serving dish. Garnish with chilli flacks

. Mushroom spicy fry is ready to serve.