Mushroom 65
Crisp and tasty, ideal as a tea-time snack
Recipe by Preethi Stephenson of Chennai, IN
This is a nice snack which doubles up as a side dish too with sambhar rice, rasam and any mixed rice, Best when eaten hot.
Ingredients
vegetarian
2 servings
- 1 pack Button mushrooms
- 1 ½ tbsp Rice flour
- 1 ½ tbsp Chilli powder
- small pinch of Turmeric powder
- ¼ tbsp Cumin powder
- 3 tbsp Besan flour
- Curry leaves and coriander – a handful, finely chopped
- ½ tbsp Garam masala
- ½ tbsp Pepper powder
- ¼ tbsp Ajinomoto ( optional)
- 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste (optional)
- Salt – to taste
- Oil for frying
Directions
- Wash, dry and and cut the mushrooms into pieces
- Marinate the mushrooms with all the ingredients except for the oil for at least 15 minutes
- Heat oil and deep fry mushrooms in small batches like pakodas and drain on absorbent paper.
- Use kasmiri chilli powder for a bright red colour and serve hot with dhal and rice or plain with a cup of hot steaming tea!!!