Chili Mushroom

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time : 20 minutes

Serves : 2-3

Ingredients :

Button Mushrooms : 20-25

For Batter:

Corn Starch/Flour : 1/2 cup

All purpose flour/Maida : 2 cups

Red Chili Powder : 1/2 tsp

Ginger garlic paste : 1/2 tsp

Black pepper powder : 1 tsp

Baking Soda : 1 tsp

Water : 1 cup

Salt to taste

To make the sauce:

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tbsp

Green Chilies : 3 slit 

Rice Vinegar : 1 tsp

Soy sauce : 2 tsp

Red chili paste : 1 tsp

Sugar : 1 tsp

Salt to taste

To garnish:

Green onions/Scallions : 1 chopped

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and make the batter.

Heat oil for deep frying. Cut the mushrooms in half and dip them in the batter and deep fry the mushrooms.

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan and add Ginger garlic paste,sauté for 30 seconds and add green chilies. Add the sauces and cook for 2 minutes. Add 1/4 cup of water and cook for another 1 minute. Add the fried mushrooms and toss well to coat.

Take out and garnish with scallions.

Serve hot as an appetizer.