Sunday, July 1, 2012

Mushroom Masala-Mushroom Gravy-Mushroom Recipes

Button Mushroom is one of my favorite mushrooms and I prepare a variety of dishes with it. Mushrooms contain 80-90 percent of water and are very low in calories. They are good source of minerals and are high in anti-oxidants. Research studies show that consuming white button mushrooms can reduce the risk of developing breast cancer. It also helps to boost our immune system. As mushrooms are loaded with essential nutrients, we include them on a regular basis. Today we will learn how to make restaurant style Mushroom masala curry (South Indian style, vegetarian recipe) following this easy recipe.

Mushroom Masala
Mushroom Masala (Step by step recipe)

Prep time - Under 10 mins
Cook time - Under 30 mins
Serves - 2-3

Ingredients needed

Button mushrooms - 200 grams
Onion - 1 cup
Tomato - 3/4 cup
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Chilli Powder -1 tbsp (mine is not hot)
Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp
Curry leaves - few
Coconut paste - 3 tbsp
Coriander leaves for garnishing

For the seasoning

Oil - 4 tbsp
Whole Garam masala - 2 cloves, 1 inch cinnamon, 1 marathi moggu.
(If you want it very spicy, you can dry roast the spices, powder it and add after heating the oil. In that case. skip the garam masala) I did not powder it but used the whole spices for seasoning.

Preparation

Wash and clean the mushrooms well and chop it into big pieces. Check out my Mushroom Pulao recipe to know how to clean mushrooms.

Finely chop onions and tomatoes.

Method

Heat oil in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, marathi moggu, when it splutters, add finely chopped onions and curry leaves.

Saute onions till it becomes brown.This step is important. Do not add tomatoes without browning the onions.

Then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes. Add tomatoes and cook till tomatoes become mushy.

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Add the chopped mushrooms, chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala, salt needed and cook for a few minutes.

Then add a cup of water and cook till the mushrooms are soft.

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Finally add coconut paste, simmer and cook for another 6-7 minutes.Garnish with coriander leaves.

mushroom-3

Note-The consistency of the gravy can be adjusted according to individual preferences.This is a fantastic side dish for flavored rice, pulao, chapati, poori and naan.

Enjoy preparing a variety of Vegetarian Mushroom Recipes ranging from Biryani to mushroom pepper fry to kurma.

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22 comments:

Priya Satheesh said...

Awesome presentation....Love this yummy curry:)Just checked ur mushroom pulav...very delicious recipe...planning to try soon..

Shobha said...

Even I love mushroom dishes..Yummy curry here..
I love the dolls you have made for decoration..

Kalyan P said...

Just mouthwatering...would love to have some!

Swasthi Blank said...

Good info on health benefits of mushrooms. Never tried cooking mushrooms. your recipe and the pics have fascinated me. i'm going to try.

faseela said...

yummy n superb masala...

Maayeka said...

lovely curry and cute tomato dolls ..loved them:)

PT said...

lovely and fantastic masala.. i like mushroom..

R.Punitha said...

Hi Padhu ,

mushroom masala looks delicious and

perfect match to chapathi and hot rice :))))

Mouth watering Padhu !!!

Keep on Dear...

Kannada Cuisine said...

love mushrooms ...

Sangeetha Nambi said...

Best combo for rotis and curd rice... Yum !!!

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hemalata said...

Yummy mushroom masala curry.

Subhie Arun said...

perfect and awesome masala....love the pic!

Veena Theagarajan said...

Nice arrangement Padhu... Before marriage my mum used less of mushroom in her cooking.. Now since it is favourite for my kids almost every week I do Mushroom.. I like this recipe will try for sure

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Spice up the Curry said...

curry looks fantastic.. I love that decoration

Priya said...

Mouthwatering here, wat a terrific and super tempting masala,lovely presentation too..

Roshni said...

love the way you present all the dishes with vegetable decoration

Abhishek said...

i tried out your recipe, it came out really.....

ancy joseph perumbilly said...

Nice receipe.. It really worked good for me:-)

Padma Rajani said...

Tried this recipe yesterday. It was the first time I ever cooked mushrooms and it came out great. Thanks.

sai said...

hi very nice curry,can we replace coconut with something else,we dont use coconut powder in our curries

Padhu said...

You can try it without coconut or soak 4-5 cashew nuts, grind it to a paste and use it instead of coconut.

JAYACHANDRAN VR said...

It is an excellent recipe. I love mushroom masala. Very tasty.

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