Mushroom Manchuria

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It's a heavy down-pouring rain and can't step out. So to make my family feel warm and cozy, I thought of making some snack, which all of us can savor and enjoy the family time. Upon opening the fridge, I found mushrooms and immediately grabbed them to make manchuria. It's quick and easy to prepare.
Mushroom is a best diet for heart patients and diabetics. It's believed that the word "Mushroom" to be derived from the old English "Muscheron" having relation to moss. For thousands of years they have been used as a food delicacy. It's shape, size and color is greatly diversified in the form of a cap with stalk or umbrella like structure.



Ingredients
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! Fresh Button Mushrooms    200 gms.(wash & cut into bite size)
! Salt                                                                           to taste
! Egg White                                                               1
! Garam Masala Powder                                      1 tbsp.
! Maida                                                                       2 tbsps.
! Monosodium Glutamate/Ajinomoto         1/4 tsp.
! Corn Flour                                                             1 tbsp.
! Soya Sauce                                                            2 tsps.
! Oil                                                                              1 tbsp. + for deep frying
! Tomato Ketchup/Sauce                                   1 tbsp.
! Onions                                                           2 medium ( chopped finely )
! Vinegar                                                                   4 tsps.
! Green Chillies                                                       4 ( chopped finely)
! Ginger / Garlic Paste                                         4 tsps.

Method
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• In a bowl, add maida, cornflour, salt, egg white, little amount of water and make the batter so as to dip the mushrooms. Dip mushrooms in the batter and coat them properly.
• Heat oil in a deep pan, and when oil is hot add batter coated mushrooms and fry them till golden brown and keep aside.
• In a frying pan, pour 1 tbsp. oil and when it's hot add chopped onions and sautee till translucent. Add ginger/garlic paste and fry for few secs. and then add chopped green chillies. 
• Now add crispy fried mushrooms followed by vinegar, soya sauce, garam masala powder, monosodium glutamate with frequent stirring. Add tomato ketchup and gently stir for another 5 mins. and sprinkle coriander leaves.
• Serve hot Mushroom Manchuria as an appetizing evening snack.

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