Planning menu for dinner is the toughest job, if you ask me. The husband wants a new dish/ side dish every other day and hates rice for dinner. So this makes me go with Chapatis most of the days. Then comes the side-dish confusion. I open the fridge, ponder what to cook( with minimum effort and maximum taste), rush to my laptop, Google, Google, Google. Google spoils me with choices, i bookmark every other recipe, getting confused which one to choose. Finally, I go with the recipe with the least preparation time. ( Oh, did I tell you I did majors in Catering Management & Dietetics for my B.Sc. ? Ok, now please pretend that you did not hear that. Thanks!) This being a daily routine, I always happen to have at least 2 packets of mushroom in the fridge. Trust me, they are life-savers ! Easy to clean, chop and they get cooked really fast !
Such a day, googling for 'easy mushroom recipes' took me here. Simplest ever, with the addition of curd ! I love adding curd to my chicken curries. and I do eat fish with curd ( Yes,I am unofficially a Dietitian ;) ).
So now to the recipe.
Recipe source : Monsoon Spice
Serves : 4
Ingredients :
To marinate the mushrooms :
Method :
Such a day, googling for 'easy mushroom recipes' took me here. Simplest ever, with the addition of curd ! I love adding curd to my chicken curries. and I do eat fish with curd ( Yes,I am unofficially a Dietitian ;) ).
So now to the recipe.
Recipe source : Monsoon Spice
Serves : 4
Ingredients :
- Mushrooms : 16 oz / 450 gms pack
- Onions : 1 large chopped
- Tomato : 1 large chopped
- Ginger garlic paste : 1 tsp
- Cumin seeds : 1 tsp
- Oil
To marinate the mushrooms :
- Yogurt : 1 cup
- Coriander powder : 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp
- Red chilli powder : 1/2 tsp
- Garam masala : 1 tsp
- Cumin powder : 1/2 tsp
- Salt : to taste
Method :
- Clean and cut the mushrooms. Whisk together ingredients under 'to marinate'.
- Add the mushrooms to the marinade. Cover and keep aside for 20 mins. ( I refrigerated the marinade for 15 minutes).
- Heat oil in a non stick pan. Add cumin seeds.
- When they splutter, add chopped onions, saute till brown.
- Add the ginger garlic paste, saute well.
- Add Tomatoes, saute till they are mushy.
- Now add the mushrooms along with the marinade, mix well.
- Cover and cook. Since mushrooms ooze out water there is no need to add water.
- Stir in between. Once the mushrooms are cooked and gravy is of desired consistency, switch off the flame.
- Serve hot with chapatis !
oh shree... i guess it's the same with all the houses... my biggest saver is and is always google grandma, as i love to call it!!! ;) i love the way u wrote "didn't see it? thanks!!" :D that is a chatpata recipe, to try for sure... :)
ReplyDeleteWwhoa ! that was the quickest comment ever Rafee !ha ha thanks. Yeah, I too cant imagine life without Google ;)
DeleteGreat and healthy recipe Shree... Tempted to try it right away :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Nilu :-)
DeleteMy other is the same, rice is not for me for dinner. He too prefers, either roti or chappati. Usually I cook extra gravy dish for afternoon, warm up and its with bread.
ReplyDeleteLovely flavors. Mushrooms are always kept at home, sometimes the canned version because the fresh ones has an expiry date. The thick spiced gravy is perfect for bread/chappati to be dipped into.
Cooking extra in the afternoon sounds like a great plan nava ! Thank you !
Deletewow it looks great shree.. mouthwatering here :) wish i could have with chapati..
ReplyDeleteThank you :-)
DeleteLooks super yummy dear
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot ! :-)
DeleteLooks delicious with the rotis, tempting picture..
ReplyDeleteThanks Hema :-)
Deleteabsolutely stunning mushroom recipe. loved it :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks sush :-)
Deletedelicious and inviting recipe
ReplyDeleteThank you Shama :)
DeleteThat curry looks yummy and definitely calls in for a trial :)
ReplyDeleteThanks dear :)
DeleteThe first para of the post, except for the dietitian part is what I undergo everyday :) These better halves do make our lives hard at times :D SO u saved me for a day.. Bookmarked :) Btw, clicks look awesome.. Perfect looking chapathi especially ;)
ReplyDeleteYeah chitz ;) thank you !
DeleteVery tempting and yummy recipe..
ReplyDeleteThank you :)
DeleteOne of the mundane tasks I hate doing is to think what's for dinner.I guess most of the women above go through the same which makes me feel better:)
ReplyDeletelove the mushroom looks so yummy!!
Ya Meena, I guess no one is different ;) thank you !
DeleteThis is such a lovely and beautiful dish. Loved it :)
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Thanks Shweta :)
Deletebursting with flavours, this is the kind of dish that makes our household happy!
ReplyDeleteThank you Doctor :)
DeleteNIce idea and very creative Sree..gorgeous click, very yummy
ReplyDeleteThank you Shobana :)
DeleteWow Shree, looks so creamy and delicious. The picture looks very tempting :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Rekha !
DeleteWell, I marinated mushroom only curd and salt, but made by mushroom dish sour.Is there any standard that for 200g mushroom, hum much curd should be used without making mushroom-methi dish sour....
ReplyDeleteHi Rahul. Did you use one cup of curd for marinating 200gms of mushroom ? Since the quantity of mushroom I used was around 450gms , in your case you can marinate with half or quarter cup of curd, depending on your taste. This dish is slightly on the sour side, but sourness is not that prominent as well. Also, using the other mentioned spices while marinating helps reduce the sour taste, by helping the spices seep into the mushrooms along with the curd. Hope this helps.
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