MUSHROOM MASALA CURRY RECIPE

I'm sharing mushroom recipes frequently these days days right? Yes, I noticed that there are no mushroom recipes in my blog!!!!! Omg!!!!! So I decided to post few mushroom recipes and when we went for grocery shopping I picked 5 to 6 packets and prepared mushroom fry on same day for dinner. Then I mushroom soup and mushroom pulao with you all.


         Now final dish for this mushroom season is this yummlicious mushroom masala gravy. It tastes so yummy and well goes with any paratha and pulao.process also so simple and easy.so give it a try immediately and let me know how it turned.

Servings : 4 persons

Ingredients :

Mushrooms : 2

Medium tomatoes : 2(blend into puree)

Large onion : 1 (blend into a paste)

Ginger garlic paste : 1 tea spoon

Butter : 2 tea spoons

Oil : 1 table spoon

Cumin powder : 1 tea spoon

Chilly powder : 1 tea spoon

Coriander powder : 2 tea spoons

Almonds or cashew nuts : 15 to 20

Poppy seeds/khas khas : 1 tea spoon

Kasuri methi/dried fenugreek leaves : 1 tea spoon

Fresh cream/malai : 2 table spoons

Coriander leaves : 2 table spoons

Garam masala powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Method :

Soak almonds and poppy seeds for 30 minutes and blend into a smooth paste by adding some milk or water.

Now take mushrooms, wash and cut them into halves.

Now heat oil in a pan,add mushrooms and saute until water gets dry.(don't add water while frying,mushroom itself oozes lots of water) now take them into a plate.

Now in same pan,add butter, onion paste and ginger garlic paste,saute for 3 to 4 minutes.

Now add all spice powders and saute for a minute and add almond paste.saute for couple of minutes.

Now add tomato puree and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.

Now add kasuri methi and saute for 1 minute and add mushrooms. Stir it well and add 2 cups of water, mix it well,cover and cook until gravy thicknes.

Finally add coriander leaves,cream and Garam masala powder, cook on low flame for couple of minutes,switch off the flame and serve hot.

Pictorial :

Take soaked almonds and poppy seeds in a blender

Blend into a smooth paste

Now heat oil in a pan, add mushrooms

Cook until water gets dry and take into a plate

Now heat butter in same pan

Add onion paste and ginger garlic paste,saute for 2 to 3 minutes

Now add all spice powders, saute well

Add almond paste

Saute well

Add tomato puree

Cook it well

Add kasuri methi

Add mushrooms

Saute for couple of minutes

Add water

Cover and cook until gravy thicknes,stir in between

Finally add dollop of cream,coriander leaves and Garam masala,cook on low flame for 2 minutes and remove from fire

MUSHROOM PULAO RECIPE/MUSHROOM BIRYANI RECIPE

Mushroom pulao is a is an easy and tasty recipe and there is no difference between non veg pulao and mushroom pulao.it tastes exactly as chicken or mutton biryani if you try this recipe. Ingredients are also  very simple and easily available.this whole process will be done under 30 minutes and perfect to serve in and in lunch box.


I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Servings : 2 to 3

My 1 cup measures 200ml

Ingredients :

Basmati rice : 2 cups

Mushrooms : 250 grams

Large onion : 1 (sliced)

Large tomato : 1 (sliced)

Curd/yogurt : 1/2 cup

Ginger garlic paste : 1 table spoon

Coriander powder : 1 tea spoon

Chilly powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Green chillies : 2

Oil/ghee : 1/3 cup

Coriander leaves : 2 table spoons

Mint leaves : 2 table spoons

Salt to taste

Whole Garam masala :

Bay leaf : 1

Star anise : 1

Cinnamon stick : 1

Cloves : 3

Cardamom : 2

Shajeera/black cumin seeds : 1 tea spoon

Stone flower/phattar phool : 1

Method :

Wash and soak rice for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Heat oil or ghee in a heavy bottom pan.(I used ghee)

Add whole garam masala and saute for few seconds.

Now add onions and slitted green chillies, fry until onions changes into golden color.

Now add ginger garlic paste and saute until raw flavors disappear.

Now add tomatoes and saute well.

Now add mushrooms and saute well and add coriander powder, salt and chilly powder. Stir it for few minutes.

Now add curd and cook for few minutes.

Now add coriander and mint leaves,saute w for few seconds and and add 4 cups of  water.

Now add rice and mix it well. Cover and cook until water dries by stirring in between.

When there is little water simmer the flame and cook for 5 to 8 minutes and remove from fire and serve hot.

Pictorial :

Cut your veggies

Wash and soak basmati rice

Heat oil or ghee in a pan,add whole Garam masala

Saute for few seconds

Add onions and chillies,saute until they changes into golden color

Now add ginger garlic paste

Saute until raw flavors disappear

Add tomatoes and cook them well

Add mushrooms

Saute well

Add coriander powder,chilly powder and salt

Saute for few minutes

Add curd and saute for 2 to 3 minutes

Add coriander and mint leaves

Add water

Mix it well

Add soaked rice

Mix it

Cover and cook

When there is little water simmer the flame and cook for 5 minutes by covering the lid

Stir it gently

Now yummy mushroom biryani is ready

Serve hot!!!

Tasty!!!!!

MUSHROOM SOUP RECIPE/CREAM OF MUSHROOM RECIPE

Cream of mushroom soup is an easy quick soup recipe. I prepared this tasty mushroom couple of days back, though it was my first try turned out to be so delicious. Do you know I had two bowls of soup at a time. Now can imagine the taste. Rida and jasra also loved it to the core. You just need few. Simple ingredients which are available in your kitchen. I have added thyme in this recipe for a good aroma. If you don't have thyme you can just skip it.

I hope you will try this recipe and let me know how it turned.

Servings : 3 to 4

Ingredients :

Mushrooms : 200 grams

Medium onion : 1

Garlic cloves : 5

Pepper powder : 1/2 tea spoon

Thyme : 1/2 tea spoon

Salt to taste

Butter : 2 tea spoons

All purpose flour/maida : 2 tea spoons

Bay leaf : 1

Milk : 1 cup/250ml

Method :

First wash mushrooms well and slice them. Chop onions and garlic.

Now heat butter in a pan,add bay leaf and add onions and garlic?saute for 2 minutes.

Now add mushrooms and saute well on medium to High flame until water dries.

Now add pepper powder,salt and thyme,stir it well.

Now add flour and stir it until raw flavors disappear.

Now add 2 cups of water(around 400 ml)

Now add milk and stir it well. Cook on high flame for 4 to 5 minutes and takeout the bay leaf.

Now take 1 cup of soup mixture and blend into a puree.add to soup mixture.

Cook for 2 minutes and remove from fire and serve hot.

Pictorial :

Slice and Chop your veggies

Add butter to a pan

Add bay leaf

Now add onions and garlic

Saute for couple of minutes

Add sliced Mushrooms and stir it well

Add salt

Add thyme

Add pepper powder 

Saute well

Add all purpose flour

Saute for few minutes

Add water

Pour milk

Mix it well

Boil for few minutes

Takeout the bay leaf

Take one cup of soup mixture

Blend into puree

Add to soup mixture

Cook for few minutes

Switch off the flame

Serve.

Yummy!!!!