Mushroom dishes are my favourite. I made this easy and quick dish in my own way few days back and served with chapatis. My personal liking is that I eat it with chapatis / phulkas and it tastes awesome.
INGREDIENTS :
(1) 12 pieces of button mushrooms, coarsely chopped
(2) 5 small Tomatoes, finely chopped
(3) 7 small spring Onions ( I used 7 spring onions, only the bulb part, not the greens … as this was the Onion I had. You can use regular Onions), finely chopped
(4) Half teaspoon of Black Mustard seeds / Rai
(5) 3/4 teaspoon of Cumin seeds / Jeera
(6) Half teaspoon of Turmeric powder / Haldi
(7) 3/4 teaspoon of Red chilli powder / Kashmiri lal mirch powder
(8) 3/4 teaspoon of Garam Masala powder
(9) 1 teaspoon of Fenugreek leaves / Kasuri methi leaves (crushed)
(10) Half teaspoon of Ginger Garlic paste
(11) 3 whole green chillies, minced
(12) 100 gms of butter
(13) Cooking oil / Vegetable oil
(14) Salt as per taste required
Cuisine : Indian
Serves : 2 persons
Time required : 5 -10 minutes for preparation and 30 minutes for cooking = 35 -40 minutes.
PREPARATION :
(1) Wash the mushrooms, onions, tomatoes and chillies thoroughly and then chop them as shown in the image.
(2) Gather all the ingredients for the preparation of Mushroom Butter Masala (Dry).
METHOD :
(1) Place a Kadhai / Wok on the gas stove and put 4 tablespoon of cooking oil in it to heat.
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| Heat cooking / vegetable oil in a wok / kadhai |
(2) Add half teaspoon of black Mustard seeds / Rai to the warm oil and after 3-5 seconds, add 3/4 teaspoon of Cumin seeds / Jeera to it. When the Mustard seeds finish spluttering along with the Cumin seeds having changed its colour, add minced green chillies.
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| Add Mustard seeds / Rai |
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| Add Cumin seeds / Jeera |
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| Add chopped green chillies |
(3) Add chopped Onions and sauté till they turn golden in colour.
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| Add chopped onions |
After mixing well.....
(4) Add half teaspoon of Ginger Garlic paste and mix well. Saute the mixture till the raw smell of the paste goes away.
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| Add ginger garlic paste |
After mixing well...
(5) Once this is achieved, add chopped Tomatoes and mix well. Saute till the Tomatoes are mushy and cooked.
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| Add chopped Tomatoes |
(6) Add the basic Indian dry spice powders now like Turmeric powder, Red Chilli powder and Garam Masala powder in measures given in the ingredients list. Mix well and sauté well for 2-3 minutes till the spices release their aroma and blend with the Onion Tomato mixture.
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| Add basic dry Indian spice powders |
(7) Add salt to taste. Mix well.
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| Add chopped Mushrooms |
After mixing well.....
(9) After 2 minutes of mixing, add the 100 gms of Butter piece as shown in the image. Due to heat the butter will melt and then mix it well with the vegetables.
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| Add butter |
(10) Saute till the Mushrooms are cooked. It would take about 10 minutes on a low flame. Mushrooms release water while cooking, so no need to add additional water. We can cook in the water released itself.
(11) By the end of 10 minutes, add crushed Kasuri Methi leaves and mix well. Cook for another 3-5 minutes on a low flame.
(Sorry I don't have the picture for this step).
(12) Once the Mushrooms are cooked, turn off the gas flame.
The Mushroom Butter Masala (Dry) is ready.
(13) Serve the Mushroom Butter Masala Dry in a serving bowl.
(14) This vegetable dish goes well with Roti / Chapatis / Phulkas and as a side dish with Dal Rice combo.
