MUSHROOM GRAVY - CHINESE STYLE

This is very simple and tasty chinese style side dish, which can be done in few minutes with lesser preperations. A nice peppery taste which crunch you all.....while having this dish.

Ingredients:

1. Fresh button mushrooms - 200 gms
2. Onion - 1 medium size
3. Spring onions - 1/2 bunch
4. Crushed ginger garlic - 1 tbs ( 2 garlic cloves & 1 inch ginger)
5. Crushed pepper powder - 1/2 tsp
6. Green chillies - 1 or 2 according to taste
7. Corn flour - 1/2 tbs
8. Ajinomoto - 1/4 pinch (optional)

Method:

1. Chop the mushrooms into quarters.  Heat a tbs of oil in the pan. Add the chopped mushrooms, keep frying without removing your hands in high flame. Its enough to fry for 4-5 minutes. Its not necessarry to reduce the size of the mushroom pieces. Less cooking is enough for mushroom to retain its water content.

2. Transfer the fried mushrooms to a seperate bowl.

3. Chop the onions and  spring onions. While chopping the spring onions, keep the chopped shallots and the greens seperately.

4. Heat oil in the pan, add the fried onions and the shallots. Fry for 1 minute. Add crushed ginger, garlic paste and pepper powder. Add chopped green chillies also. Fry for 2 more minutes. If you are adding ajinomoto salt, you can add in this stage.

5. Add the fried mushroom to the pan, add 1 cup of water. Add required amount of the salt to the gravy and allow to cook. Add the chopped greens from the spring onions to the gravy.

6. In the mean while, mix the corn flour with a 1/4 glass of water without any lumps.

7. Add the mixed corn flour mixture to the gravy and keep stirring. After adding the corn flour mixture , the gravy gives you a thick  and shiny texture.

8. The gravy is done, you can transfer to a serving bowl. You can serve it with chinese fried rice, butter naan and roti.