Kadai mushroom | how to make kadhai mushroom masala

I keep on trying out new mushroom dishes since  hubby likes mushroom.

First recipe mushroom biryani  which was a sureshot hit.

Many times we  crave for  restaurant style food & cooking them at home with the replica of the same is not only hygienic but also delicious & economical.great for Vegetarians!!

Kadai mushroom  is an easy & fast mushroom recipe.It can be used as starter or evening snack ,side dish for roti,or with pulao,jeera rice. 



 Its  named as kadai mushroom since it is cooked in kadhai which is a cooking utensil used in indian kitchens for day to day cooking

The coriander seeds and  Adding freshly ground spices imparts a different taste to the food .Kadai mushroom can be made with gravy  or semi dry as per your taste I made  the semi dry version.

The flavors of this restaurant style kadai mushroom recipe comes from freshly pounded coriander seeds and kashmiri red chilies… and capsicum.




Ingredients:

250 gms(about 10-12 pieces ) mushroom
3 medium size tomatoes, pureed
1 onion sliced
1 or 2 green chilies, chopped
6-7 garlic, crushed
1.5 inch ginger, half crushed and half cut into thin longitudinal pieces (juilenes)
2 green bell peppers/capsicum( julienned  or cut into cubes as per your liking)
5-6 kashmiri red chilies
1.5 tbsp coriander seeds, roasted
2 tsp crushed kasuri methi/dry fenugreek leaves
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
1/2 cup chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
salt

 

Method:

1.wash wipe clean and slice mushrooms.



2.heat  oil in kadhai , add the crushed ginger and garlic.Saute these till the raw smell disappears. Add sliced onions & saute till they become pink.

3.Next add the pureed tomatoes, . Saute  for 2 minutes



4.Pound the coriander seeds and red chilies to a roughly fine powder


5.When tomatoes turn pulpy add the spice powder to the tomatoes.

6.Saute the tomatoes till the whole mixture become like a paste and starts to leave oil.

7.Add the  capsicum and chopped green chilies.

8.Saute the capsicum for some 5-6 minutes.

9.Add salt and garam masala powder .

10.Now lets add the mushroom. .add ½ to ¾ cup water with salt.Cook the mushroom covered for 5 minutes in the masala.



11.lastly add crushed kasuri methi, julienned ginger and coriander leaves.

12.Mix and saute for 2-3 minutes.

13. Serve the kadai mushroom, hot with rotis or naans.

Tips

 •Cook capsicum without changing its crunchiness.
 •You can add ginger garlic paste in place of ginger.Use one tsp.

•Dont skip the kasoori methi as it gives a nice and unique flavour to the gravy.
•Freshly ground coriander seeds gives a nice flavour to the curry.