Mushroom Manchurian

Deep fried mushrooms coated with spicy batter and served in a sauce.

Category : Vegetarian
Rating :
Total Votes : 0
Serving :4
Cooking Time : 30minutes
Cusine Type : Chinese


Ingredients

200 gm Fresh mushroom
Oil for Deep Frying

For Spicy Batter:
1 cup Maida
2 tbsp Corn flour
1 tsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
1-2 tsp Red Chilli Powder
Salt to taste

For Sweet and Sour Gravy:
4-5 Spring Onions, thinly sliced (Keep green part separate)
6 large cloves of Garlic, thinly sliced
3 Green chillies, thinly sliced
1/2 inch Ginger, crushed and finely chopped
1 Capsicum, cut into 1/2 inch squares
1/2 cup Tomato Ketchup
3 tbsp Sweet Chilli Sauce (Optional)
1-2 tbsp Soya Sauce
1/4 tsp Ajinomoto (Optional)
1/2 tbsp Corn Flour dissolved in 1/2 cup of Water
1 tbsp Oil
Salt to taste


Directions

In a bowl take maida, cornflour, ginger garlic paste and red chilli powder and add water as required to make a smooth paste or free flowing but thick batter. Dip each mushrooms into batter making sure it is coated well and then slowly add them one by one to heated oil. Deep fry these mushrooms on medium heat, till they turn golden and crisp. Drain and place them on a plate lined with kitchen towel to absorb excess oil.

Heat a little oil, add thinly sliced garlic and saute for a minute till it starts to turn light golden. Add white parts of spring onion, ginger, and green chillies and saute on medium heat till onion turns light golden brown in colour. Add capsicum pieces and stir fry for 2-3 minutes. Add in tomato ketchup, sweet chilli sauce, soya sauce, ajinomoto and mix well. Reduce the heat and add corn flour dissolved in water slowly. Keep stirring till the sauce starts to thicken. Adjust the seasonings and bring the sauce to gentle boil. Add the fried mushrooms to it and fry for about one minute. Garnish Mushroom Manchuriyan with chopped spring onions.

Serve as a starter or side dish with Fried Rice or Noodles.

Comments:
Posted by Sinu at 08:45:56 am on December 27, 2010.
Yummy!!

Tips of the day
While frying Puris or Pakoras, add a pinch of salt and this will help absorb less oil.