Mushroom Chilli

Full Written recipe for Mushroom Chilli

Prep time: 20-25 minutes

Cooking time: 15-20 minutws

Serves: 3-4 people

Ingredients:

Veggies

• CAPSICUM | शिमला मिर्च 1 NO.
• RED BELL PEPPER | लाल शिमला मिर्च 1 NO.
• ONION | प्याज़ 1 NO.
• SPRING ONION | हरा प्याज़ 3 NOS.

Blanching & Coating

• BUTTON MUSHROOM | बटन मशरूम 400 GRAMS
• ICE COLD WATER | बर्फ वाला पानी
• CORN FLOUR | कॉर्न फ्लोर 3 TBSP
• REFINED FLOUR | मैदा 3 TBSP
• CORN FLOUR | कॉर्न फ्लोर 2 TBSP
• REFINED FLOUR | मैदा 2 TBSP

Final cooking

• OIL | तेल 2 TBSP
• GARLIC | लेहसुन 2 TBSP (CHOPPED)
• GINGER | अदरक 1 TSP (CHOPPED)
• SPRING ONION | हरा प्याज़ A HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• GREEN CHILLI | हरी मिर्च 3 NOS. (SLICED)
• DARK SOY SAUCE | डार्क सोया सॉस 2 TSP
• LIGHT SOY SAUCE | लाइट सोया सॉस 2 TSP
• WATER | पानी 200-250 ML
• VINEGAR | सिरका 1/2 TSP
• SUGAR | शक्कर A PINCH
• WHITE PEPPER POWDER | सफेद मिर्च का पाउडर A PINCH
• SALT | नमक A PINCH
• CORN FLOUR | कॉर्न फ्लोर 2 TBSP
• WATER | पानी AS REQUIRED
• SPRING ONION GREENS | हरे प्याज़ के पत्ते A HANDFUL (CHOPPED)
• FRESH CORIANDER | हरा धनिया A SMALL HANDFULL (ROUGHLY CHOPPED)

Method:

1. Cut the bellpeppers & onion into petals and set them aside.
2. To prep the mushrooms wash them well using water to get rid of all the dirt & then pat them dry using a clean kitchen towel.
3. Trim the stem from the bottom and further cut mushrooms into two halves if they’re medium in size, if they’re small then leave them as it is.
4. Further transfer all the cut mushrooms into boiling water & cook them for 30 seconds only, then immediately transfer & submerge them into ice cold water.
5. Make sure that you keep the oil heated up to 180 C before you coat the mushrooms.
6. Transfer the blanched mushrooms into a large bowl & add the 3 TBSP of both corn flour & refined flour, mix well to coat the mushrooms, then add the remaining 2 tbsp of corn flour & refined flour, mix well & coat again.
7. Further add the mushrooms into the hot oil & fry them for a few minutes until they hold the coating then transfer them onto a sieve until you make sauce, meanwhile set the oil aside & let it stay hot for double frying the mushrooms later.
8. Set a wok over high heat & add oil, let the oil get hot.
9. Further add garlic, ginger, green chillies & spring onion bulbs, stir well & cook over high heat for a minute.
10. Then add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce along with a splash of water , vinegar, sugar, white pepper powder & salt, stir well & bring the sauce to a boil.
11. Further make a slurry by mixing corn flour & water, add the slurry gradually into the sauce while mixing it continuously to thicken it up.
12. Once the sauce thickens, lower the flame & second fry the mushrooms until they turn light golden brown & crisp.
13. Then immediately add the fried mushrooms into the sauce along with the veggies, spring onion greens & fresh coriander & just coat the mushrooms with the sauce.
14. Your mushroom chilli is ready.