Mushroom Masala Recipe
Chettinad Mushroom Masala Recipe with step by step.Quick and easy mushroom curry , made by stir frying and spiced with garam masala and red chili powder. Pairs well with roti, rice or any bread.
| Prep Time |
| 5minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 20minutes |
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Ingredients
- 1cup white button mushrooms¼sliced
- ¼cup green peas or cashewssoaked
- ¾cup onionsfinely chopped or paste
- 1cup tomatochopped finely optional
- 1tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 green chili slitoptional
- 1-2sprigs Curry Leaves
- ¼tsp mustardoptional
- ½tsp cumin
- 2-3 tbsps Oil
- ¾tsp red chili powder
- Pinch of turmeric
- 1tsp garam masala or meat masalareadymade is ok
- Salt to taste
- 1tsp lemon juice optional
Instructions
- Chop onions, slit green chilies. Soak cashews for 15 minutes or wash green peas, drain them and set aside.
- Heat oil in a pan, add cumin, mustard, allow them to splutter. Fry ginger garlic paste for 2 mins.
- Add onions and fry them evenly till they brown, not burnt. While the onions fry, you can chop the mushrooms. Add tomato and saute until the moisture dries up and the raw smell goes off. Add chili powder, garam masala, curry leaves and turmeric. Saute until the raw smell has gone, just for a minute.
- Wash mushrooms under running water, do not soak them in water for long as they tend to become soggy or soft.
- Cut only before you add to the curry to avoid them from discoloring. Cut to desired sizes.
- Add chopped mushrooms, cashews and salt. fry on a medium flame till you begin to get an aroma of mushrooms. This takes 2 mins.
- Cover and cook on a low flame till the mushrooms are cooked, giving a good stir in between. Do not overcook as mushrooms tend to become soggy very fast. Add lemon juice if desired.
- Serve with rice and ghee or chapathi.
