Stir Fried Vegetables

Ingredients 

• ½ cup dried shiitake mushrooms , soaked
• 1 cup tinned water chestnuts 
• 6-7 babycorn, sliced
• 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled, seeded and sliced
•  4-5 fried basil leaves  + for garnishing
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 tablespoon chopped garlic 
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar/jaggery
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• ½ cup cashewnuts

Method

1. Discard stems of mushrooms and chop roughly. Halve water chestnuts.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick wok.
3. Add garlic to the wok and sauté till golden. Add onion and sauté till golden.
4. Add baby corn and toss. Add halved water chestnuts, toss and cook for a minute.
5. Add mushrooms and toss. Add red bell pepper and cucumber and toss. Add soy sauce, salt, brown sugar, crushed peppercorns and cashewnuts, toss and cook for a minute.
6. Add salt and broken fried basil leaves and toss.
7. Serve hot garnished with fried basil leaves.