Mushroom Chilli

Mushroom Chilli is a classic  Chinese dish that is inspired with the Indian ingredients to makes it a great appetizer for parties and very easy to make as well . This is a much healthier  dish as  it is rich in Vitamin D . Mushrooms are enjoyed for their flavor and texture. They can impart their flavor to the food or take on the flavor of other ingredients too. The presence of Pepper in this Indo Chinese dish gives  a unique flavour which can make your tongue swirl with delight. The fried mushroom with batter coating gives a different taste to the mushroom in each bite. Chilli mushroom dry is a good starter recipe and good combo with fried rice, pulavs, chapati etc. This mushroom dish taste best when served hot.

There are many health benefits to eating mushroom.  Apart from adding a wonderful taste and meaty texture to food, mushroom also contain essential nutrients. They are a great source of phosphorous, magnesium, potassium and selenium, nutrients that are often lacking in highly processed food-diets.  Also mushrooms contain virtually no fat or cholesterol, are low in sodium and are also a good source of fibre.  Here’s a mushroom recipe that is easy to prepare and tasty too.




Cuisine: Indo Chinese

SERVES: 4
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time; 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 400 grams  white button mushrooms
• 2 medium size onions
• 1 spring onion greens for garnish
• 4 green chilies slit diagonally
• 1 small capsicum chopped into squares
• 10 to 12  garlic cloves finely chopped
• 1 inch ginger finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Sugar
• 1 tablespoon oil preferably Sesame Oil
• ½ teaspoon corn flour
• 1 teaspoon water
• salt and pepper as per taste
• Oil for shallow frying the mushrooms
• 4 tablespoon All Purpose Flour
• 2 tablespoon corn flour
• ¼ tsp black pepper
• salt as required
• water as per requirement

Let's Learn How to make this Recipe:

• Rinse and wipe dry the mushrooms.Cut them in halves.
• Make a batter with all purpose flour, cornflour, salt, pepper and water.
• Heat oil for shallow frying in a kadai or wok.Dip each mushroom slice in the batter and coat uniformly with the batter.Add them to the medium hot oil and fry till they are slight golden and crisp.Fry the mushrooms in batches and drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.

• In a pan, heat sesame oil.Add the onions , capsicum and stir fry on medium or high heat for a minute.Add the ginger, garlic and green chilies. Stir fry on a high flame till you see the onions getting browned at the edges.

• Add the soy sauce, sugar, pepper and stir fry for half a minute.Add the mushrooms and stir on a medium flame. Saute for a minute or two to give a nice glaze to the mushrooms.
• Switch off the flame and garnish it with spring onions greens.Serve the chili mushroom hot with chapatis or naan ,veg fried rice or noodles. 

• This dish can be made very easily and instantly. Serve this savory and Protein, Vitamin enriched chilly mushroom recipe to your family and I know they are surely going to relish this.