Mushroom Manchurian

I had gone to Trader Joe's for grocery and saw these awesome mushrooms - called steak mushrooms. They looked so royal that I picked them up without giving it another thought. Back home I kept wondering how to treat these royal guys! I couldn't make the usual Oriya rayee with it - won't show them off well. So I tried this Manchurian with it... They tasted really good too. I made this for my husband's birthday few weeks' back - it sure did make him feel special...

A quick and easy snack that can be served to guests too.

Ingredients

Steak Mushroom - 1 packet
1 Green chili (optional)
Spring onions - cut into small pieces
1/4 tea spoon Ginger-garlic paste
Salt to taste
1 tea spoon corn starch
1 table spoon besan
Oil for frying


For the Marinate
1 table spoon vinegar
1 tea spoon soy sauce
1 table spoon chili sauce
1 tea spoon corn starch

How to


In a large bowl, mix the mushrooms, salt, corn starch, besan and ginger garlic paste and leave aside for 1/2 hr.
In a separate bowl, heat oil and deep fry the above mushrooms in slow fire and then keep aside.

In a new pan, put 1 tea spoon of oil and add the green chili and then the sauces. Cook in medium heat for 1 min stirring constantly. Add salt to taste.
Pour the sauce mixture over the mushrooms.

Add the spring onions and serve hot.

How did it fare

My husband was thrilled with the special treat. We had it for evening snack with tea. I served him the fried mushrooms first, without adding the sauce and then the Manchurian. He said the fried mushrooms tasted better than the Manchurian (I think it was a little soggy). So go ahead try the one you prefer or try both...