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News India Live, Digital Desk: When you feel like eating something spicy and delicious, Manchurian is the first thing that comes to your mind! Anyway, Chinese food is very much liked in our country, and Mushroom Manchurian is a different story. But do you know that you can make restaurant-like mushroom Manchurian very easily at home? This recipe is wonderful for those people who like to eat mushrooms and also want to make something new and special when guests come home. Believe me, the easier it is to make, the more delicious it tastes!

So let’s know how to make this super tasty and crispy Mushroom Manchurian at home:

What do we need? (Material)

To fry the mushrooms:

• mushroom: 250 grams (cleaned and chopped)
• Fine flour: 2 tbsp (or as per requirement)
• Cornflour: 2 tbsp (or as per requirement)
• kashmiri red chilli powder: 1 tsp (for color and mild taste)
• Ginger-Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
• freshly ground black pepper: ½ tsp
• Salt: as per taste
• Water: As required (to make batter)
• Oil: to fry mushrooms

To make Manchurian gravy or sauce:

• Oil: 2 tbsp (or as needed)
• Garlic: 4-5 buds (finely chopped)
• Ginger: 1 inch piece (finely chopped)
• Green chilly: 1-2 (finely chopped, as per taste)
• Onion: 1 medium sized (cut into thick squares)
• Capsicum: 1 medium sized (cut into thick squares)
• Soy Sauce: 2 tbsp
• Chili Sauce (Red Chili or Hot Chili): 2 tbsp
• Tomato Sauce/Ketchup: 2 tbsp
• Vinegar: 1 tbsp
• freshly ground black pepper: ½ tsp (if desired)
• Salt: As per taste (remember the sauce also contains salt)
• Cornflour Slurry: Dissolve 1 tbsp cornflour in ½ cup water (to thicken the gravy)
• Green Onion (Spring Onion): for garnish (finely chopped)

Let’s make Tasty Mushroom Manchurian! (Method)

1. Prepare the mushrooms: First of all, clean the mushrooms thoroughly with water and then cut them into small pieces as per your choice. Do not make too big pieces so that the sauce gets absorbed into them properly.
2. Make the batter: In a large bowl, add flour, cornflour, Kashmiri red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, black pepper powder and a little salt. Now add little water to it and prepare a thick paste or solution, which easily sticks to the mushrooms. Keep in mind that the solution should not be too thin.
3. Coat the Mushrooms: Now mix the chopped mushrooms well in this batter, so that each mushroom gets a good layer of the batter.
4. Fry Mushrooms: Heat oil in a pan. When the oil is heated on medium flame, carefully drop the battered mushroom pieces into the oil. Fry them until they become golden brown and crispy. After frying, take out the mushrooms on absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
5. Prepare gravy: Now leave some oil in the same pan and heat it. Add finely chopped garlic, ginger and green chillies and fry lightly.
6. Fry Vegetables: Then add square chopped onion and capsicum and fry on high flame for 2-3 minutes. Do not soften the vegetables too much, their crunch should remain.
7. Mix the sauce: Now add soya sauce, chili sauce, tomato sauce and vinegar. Also add some black pepper and salt as required. Mix everything well and cook for 2 minutes.
8. Thicken the gravy: Add the prepared cornflour slurry to the sauce and keep stirring continuously, so that there are no lumps. Cook the gravy until it becomes thick. If you want a little more gravy then you can increase water and slurry.
9. Add Mushrooms: Finally, add the fried crispy mushrooms in the thick gravy and toss gently, so that all the mushrooms are coated well with the sauce.
10. Serve: Garnish hot Mushroom Manchurian with spring onions and serve immediately. Eating it with fried rice or noodles is something else entirely!

This Diwali or any party, you can get applause by making this delicious Indo-Chinese dish!