Mushroom Chilli

Name: Mushroom Chilli
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 250 gms mushrooms; 1 capsicum cubed into bite sized pieces; 4-5 slit green chillies; 4 spring onions chopped and the greens and white part separated; 1 dry red chillies soaked in vinegar; 1 tbsp red chilli sauce; 1 tsp soya sauce; 1 tbsp hot and sweet tomato ketchup; 3 tbsp cornflour; 4 tbsp all purpose flour; To taste salt; 1 tbsp honey or 1 tsp sugar; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp chopped garlic; 1 tsp chopped ginger; 1 cup oil for deep frying

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

This is a very tasty Indo Chinese appetiser and comfort food.The tangy sweet sour and spicy flavour is a sure heat as a starter in any party or enjoyed simply with a plate of Chinese fried rice or noodles.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

250 gmsmushrooms
1capsicum cubed into bite sized pieces
4-5slit green chillies
4spring onions chopped and the greens and white part separated
1dry red chillies soaked in vinegar
1 tbspred chilli sauce
1 tspsoya sauce
1 tbsphot and sweet tomato ketchup
3 tbspcornflour
4 tbspall purpose flour
To tastesalt
1 tbsphoney or 1 tsp sugar
1/2 tspblack pepper
1 tspchopped garlic
1 tspchopped ginger
1 cupoil for deep frying

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Steps

1

Clean and wash the mushrooms and pat dry. Cube capsicum and set aside.Also slit green chillies.
2

Make a batter of 2 tbsp cornflour and all purpose flour.Add little salt. Heat oil in a nonstick pan.Dip each mushroom into a cornflour and maida batter and fry in hot oil.Fry also the slit green chillies.Remove the remaining oil.Add just 1 tbsp oil in the pan.Fry the chopped ginger and garlic.Add the capsicum and stir fry.Now add the deep fried mushrooms.Add the red chilli paste,soya sauce,tomato ketchup,salt and honey or sugar.Toss all.
3

Add chopped spring onion and capsicum and slit green chillies.Adding a pinch of ajinomoto enhances the flavour but it's optional.
4

Lastly add half tbsp cornflour batter so that the consistency is a bit sticky.
5

Serve as starter or enjoy with fried rice or noodles.