Hot butter mushroom stir-fry is a favourite side dish to serve anytime.

This mushroom recipe turns your everyday plain mushrooms into an irresistible appetizer or side dish.

If you are looking for a vegetarian recipe with battered fried mushrooms tossed in an easy chilli garlic sauce, you’ll love this recipe.

These deep-fried butter mushrooms are the vegetarian version of the hot butter cuttlefish dish.

The batter-fried mushroom gives you an amazingly crispy, buttery must-try Sri Lankan recipe.

Steps for making this mushroom recipe

To make the fried mushrooms(hot butter mushrooms) coat them in a seasoned flour coating.

I used an egg to help with the flour coating but you can certainly do it without an egg(I’ve given instructions on how to turn this hot butter mushroom into a vegetarian version below).

Then the fried mushrooms are added to melted butter and chilli paste mix, giving this fried mushroom recipe its addictive taste.

How to serve the batter-fried mushrooms.

• You can serve this mushroom as a substitute for any type of meat dish.
• Makes a great crunchy filling for a vegetarian burger or hot dog.
• Make vegetarian wraps or tortillas, and top it off with your favourite sauces.
• Serve as a simple starter or bite.

What to serve with hot butter mushroom.

• Here are some rice dishes you can serve with hot butter mushroom fry.
  • how to cook rice on the stove.
  • Sri Lankan Yellow Rice(turmeric rice)
  • Easy chicken fried rice.
  • teriyaki chicken fried rice.
  • Easy lemon rice recipe.

• Pair it up with other vegetarian coconut milk curries like
  • cabbage curry with coconut milk
  • Potato curry,
  • Pumpkin curry,
  • Beetroot curry,
  • Pineapple curry,
  • wambotu moju.
• Try it with other meat dishes like,
  • grandmother’s beef curry, or my mother-in-laws beef curry,
  • spicy fish curry, chicken curry,
  • Baked chicken legs(drumsticks).,
  • Sri Lankan Jaffna curry powder prawn curry.

These are a few examples but browse through the islandsmile recipe blog and you’ll be able to serve this hot butter mushroom stir-fry with your combos.

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Tips to cook hot butter mushroom stir-fry.

• Have all the ingredients you need prepared and ready.

• The mushroom needs to be coated thoroughly in seasoned flour.

• Keep the oil heat steady without smoking hot and regulate the heat to keep it at low-medium heat.
  to do this I often turn the stove knob from medium heat to low and back to medium again.

• Have all the utensils needed ready as well.

Can I use any other type of mushrooms?

I’ve used oyster mushrooms, if using any other mushrooms(button mushrooms etc)slice them thin so they fry quickly.

Utensils and appliances needed.

• Chopping board/ knife.
• Large bowl
• A large tray(a baking pan would do)covered in kitchen paper towels.
• Slotted spoon
• Deep frying pan to fry the mushrooms.
• Large flat frying pan or medium-sized wok to assemble the hot butter mushroom stir-fry.

Substitutes for the mushroom recipe.

• The egg can be omitted as the natural dampness of the mushrooms can still help to coat the mushrooms with flour seasoning.
• Chilli paste which has dried baby shrimp can be substituted with a vegan or vegetarian chilli paste or replaced with a few teaspoons of red chilli flakes.
  • Butter is a key ingredient that gives this fried mushroom stir fry its unique taste but to make it vegetarian, substitute with oil or vegetable ghee.

More mushroom recipes.

• Canned mushroom curry.
• Sauteed mushrooms and onions
• Mushroom and peas masala curry.
• Mushroom green bean stir-fry.
• Chickpeas mushroom and pumpkin curry.

Storing

Can be refrigerated for 24 hours but I will not recommend this as texture and taste will change.

Freezing

Avoid freezing.

Reheating

Simply microwave for a few seconds to heat the fried mushrooms but expect less crunch.

Stop food waste by the leftovers can be added to a spicy egg stir fry or omelette.

RECIPE DIFFICULTY-LITTLE CARE NEEDED

The ingredients mentioned below use standard measuring cups and spoons.

Ingredients to make hot butter mushroom fry

2 packs of oyster mushrooms
1 egg(read substituting ingredients above for a completely vegetarian version)
1 and 1/3 cup cornflour
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
2 teaspoons of black pepper powder
1 teaspoon of salt
2 cups of oil
6-7 spring onion stalks (these could be 5-7 individual stalks)
1/2 a cup of butter(substitutes for a fully vegetarian version given above)
1 and 1/2 tablespoons of minced garlic(about 4-5 garlic pods minced)
1 and 1/2 tablespoons of chilli paste(substitute for vegetarian version given above)
1 tablespoon of lime juice

How to make hot butter mushroom

Remove the oyster mushrooms from the package(2 packs) and shred them into strips. avoid shredding to smaller strips.

Transfer the shredded mushrooms to a bowl.

Add the egg to the shredded mushroom.

Combine so the egg is incorporated into the shredded mushrooms.
Set aside.

To a separate bowl, add cornflour(1 and 1/3 cup, turmeric(1/2 tsp), pepper( 2 tsp), and salt(1 tsp) to season.
Combine the dry ingredients well.

Add the cornflour mix with the mushrooms.

Coat the mushrooms in the cornflour mix.

I used a disposable glove as the mixture tends to be slightly sticky and not easily removable with a quick wash.

This matters when you need to move on to the next step of making the fried mushroom stir fry(hot butter mushroom).

Place the kitchen paper towel-covered tray close to your frying pan.

How to fry the mushrooms.

Place a medium-sized pan over a low-medium fire and add the oil(2 cups or use as needed).

Gradually bring the oil to a temperature where when you add a wooden stick(use a wooden spoon), bubbles appear around it.

Make sure to regulate the heat to maintain this temperature.

Now, in small batches fry the mushrooms. fry each batch until they are golden and crispy.

Drain oil completely before placing the crispy mushroom fries on the tray, lay them in a way that the mushrooms are not stacked on each other.

If you are going fully vegetarian then the fried mushrooms will look as below without the egg coating. still crispy and good.

making the hot butter-fried mushroom.

Place a large frying pan over low medium heat and add in the butter(1/2 a cup)

Let the butter melt and add in the garlic(1 and 1/2 tbsp).

Cook over medium heat for 1 minute.

Then add the chilli paste(1 and 1/2 tbsp, add more if needed). you can use my chilli paste recipe which I’ve used here.

Reduce heat to low and cook for 2 minutes.

Add in the chopped spring onion stalks(6-7).

Cook until just wilted.

Then add in the crispy deep-fried mushrooms and combine well.
Taste and season with salt if necessary and a dash of lime juice(1 tbsp).

Serve the hot butter mushrooms(fried mushroom stir-fry)within an hour of making it or when still warm for best results.

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