niv's kitchen: mushroom masala

MUSHROOM MASALA RECIPE / MASALA MUSHROOM RECIPE:

MUSHROOM MASALA OR MASALA MUSHROOM is a simple, easy and popular dish of Indian cuisine. It is an easy recipe of button mushrooms in onion-tomato based gravy.

Mushroom masala has a smooth gravy with full of flavors. It is moderately spicy, tasty and goes well with rice, jeera rice, roti, chapati, paratha and naan.

Mushroom masala Indian style is a simple and delicious recipe cooked with sauteed mushroom in onion-tomato gravy by using some spices.

Mushrooms are a great source of protein and tastes good. In Indian cooking it is used in many recipes but mushroom masala is one of the simplest and tastiest recipes among them.

For perfect mushroom masala you should always use fresh mushroom and clean it properly. In this recipe you can use curd while frying masala which I have not used here.

INGREDIENTS:

· Mushroom-250 grams

· Onion-1

· Tomato-1

· Ginger-1 inch

· Garlic-5 to 6 cloves

· Green chilies-2

· Cumin- ½ tsp

· Coriander powder-1 tsp

· Cumin powder- ½ tsp

· Kashmiri red chili powder-1 tsp

· Garam masala- ½ tsp

· Kasoori methi- 1 tsp

· Cream -1 tsp

· Salt

· Oil

· Chopped coriander leaves – 2 tbsp

METHODS FOR MAKING MUSHROOM MASALA:

1. Clean mushroom properly and cut it into pieces.

2. Roughly chop onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilies.

3. Heat one tsp oil and saute chopped onion, tomato, ginger, garlic and green chilies in it. Cook it till the tomatoes became soft and mushy.

4. Transfer it to a blender jar and let it cool completely. Then grind it to a smooth puree or paste.

5. Again heat one tsp oil and saute chopped mushroom in it. Fry it till it become light brown. Transfer sauteed mushrooms to a plate and keep aside.

FOR MAKING MASALA:

1. Heat 3 to 4 tsp oil in a kadhai or pan and add cumin seeds in it. Let the cumin seeds crackle. Then add Kashmiri red chili powder.

2. Now add ground masala paste and salt. Fry the masala till it cooked properly and add coriander powder, cumin powder and turmeric powder. Fry masala till it leaves oil from sides.

3. Add sauteed mushroom and mix well. Add one cup water and cover the lid. Cook it for 15 minutes and on low flame.

4. After 15 minutes remove the lid and check the consistency of gravy. Add garam masala and kasoori methi. Mix it well.

5. Add chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.