Mushroom Masala

I have never been a lover of Mushroom as my parents dont prefer it and so we haven't used it before marriage. After marriage also, though my dear hubby love eating mushroom, i didnt have the guts to try it out due to its flavor. So he generally eats sauteed mushroom while i take all the other veggies except it. My close buddy Saipriya was the one who introduced me to this awesome dish, which i could comfortably eat without having a thought that its the mushroom. Now i make this one often and make my kids also eat it joyfully. yayyyyyy !!!

Thank you Sai :)

Here goes the recipe:

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 10 mins
Serves: 4

Items required:

Mushroom - 200 gm
Capsicum - 100 gm
Onion - 1 big sized
Tomato - 3 medium sized
Ginger garlic page - 1 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
Dhaniya powder - 2 tsp
Garam masala - 2 tsp
Pepper powder - as per taste
whole spices
Salt
Oil

Preparatory steps:

1. Cut mushroom, capsicum to small cubes.
2. Cut onion into thin slices
3. Blanch tomatoes , peel the skin and grind it into smooth paste

Cooking instructions:

Step 1: Heat little bit of oil in a kadai and saute the mushroom with salt and pepper powder. Add slit green chillies if you like it hot. Keep it aside.

Step 2: In the same kadai, now saute the capsicum with little oil and salt. Make sure its not over cooked as it needs to be crunchy. Keep it aside.

Step 3: In the same kadai, add little bit of oil and saute the onion with the whole spices. Once the onion turns golden brown, allow them to cool. Keep it aside.

Step 4: Once the sauteed onion is cooled down, grind it to a smooth paste.

Step 5: Heat the kadai again and add 3 tbsp of oil. Add the ginger garlic paste and the ground onion paste and keep mixing it till the oil separates.

Step 6: Now add the tomato paste, chilly powder, garam masala, dhaniya powder and salt and allow it to cook for few minutes.

Step 7: Now add the sauteed mushroom and capsicum and adjust water to make sure the gravy neither too thick nor too watery. Let it cook for 2 mins.

Step 8: Add crushed kasoori methi and switch off the flame.

Yummy yummy mushroom masala is ready to be served. It can be served with Rotis or Jeera rice as an awesome meal.

Enjoy and happy cooking !!! :)