Mushroom Masala is a spicy, tasty gravy made by cooking mushrooms in an onion, tomato based puree along with powdered spices. Mushroom Masala is a great side for roti, chapathi and rice meal as well. Mushroom Masala is simple to cook and makes the meal special.
Mushroom Masala Recipe -Chettinad Version. An easy and tasty gravy that goes well with both rice and rotis.I love such gravies to go with rotis or soft phulkas.Chettinad gravies are about the freshly roast and grind paste along with kalpasi a chettinad spice which lends a great flavour.THis mushroom masala recipe is on my drafts since a year so thought to post it now atleast.
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Mushroom Masala
Mushroom Masala is a spicy, tasty gravy made by cooking mushrooms in an onion, tomato based puree along with powdered spices. Mushroom Masala is a great side for roti, chapathi and rice meal as well. Mushroom Masala is simple to cook and makes the meal special.
Servings2
Ingredients
- 1 cup mushroom
- 1 medium sized big onion
- 2 medium sized tomato
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala powder
- 1 tbsp coriander leaves
- water as required
- salt to taste
To roast and grind:
- 1 heaped tbsp coconut
- 1/2 tbsp coriadner seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1/2 tsp pepper corns
- 2 nos red chillies
- 1/4 inch cinnamon
- 1 no clove
- 1 no cardamom
To temper:
- 2 tsp oil
- 1/4 tsp kalpasi
- 1 tbsp garlic finely chopped
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- Take all(except coconut)the ingredients listed under 'to roast and grind' in a pan roast for few mins until slightly golden then add coconut.
- Fry till golden brown. Transfer this to a mixer jar, add little water and grind it to a fine paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil add kalpasi, curry leaves, garlic and sauté for few mins. T
- hen add onion and sauté till transparent then add tomatoes.
- Sauté till mushy, let the raw smell leave. Now add the masala paste.
- Cook for few mins then add required salt.
- Cook in low flame until it comes like a thick mass.
- Take clean mushroom, add red chilli powder, garam masala powder mix well and add it. Mix well. Cook for few mins, it will leave out water.
- Now add little more water and cook till it becomes like a sauce.
- Serve Mushroom Masala with rice / roti.
Notes
- It is medium spicy, if you prefer you can reduce it as per your preference.
- The consistency is purely your choice. Add less water and make it a dry curry too.
Nutrition Facts
Mushroom Masala
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 118
Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.01g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Sodium 31mg1%
Potassium 626mg18%
Carbohydrates 17g6%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 7g8%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 1355IU27%
Vitamin C 25mg30%
Calcium 71mg7%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Mushroom Masala Recipe Step by Step
- Take all(except coconut)the ingredients listed under ‘to roast and grind’ in a pan roast for few mins until slightly golden then add coconut.
- Fry till golden brown.Transfer this to a mixer jar,add little water and grind it to a fine paste.Set aside.
- Heat oil add kalpasi,curry leaves, garlic and saute for few mins.Then add onion and saute till transparent then add tomatoes.
- Saute till mushy,let the raw smell leave.Now add the masala paste.
- Cook for few mins then add required salt.Cook in low flame until it comes like a thick mass.
- Take clean mushroom, add red chilli powder,garam masala powder mix well and add it.Mix well.Cook for few mins,it will leave out water.
- Now add little more water and cook till it becomes like a sauce
Serve with rice / roti.
Expert Tips
- It is medium spicy, if you prefer you can reduce it as per your preference.
- The consistency is purely your choice.Add less water and make it a dry curry too
Easy Mushroom Masala Recipe
Mushroom masala recipe a quick no grind easy semi dry gravy using mushrooms.I always look for easy gravy versions for those tiring days and this one turned out so good that I made again for posting sake.There is no grinding part in this mushroom masala but still tastes soo good.
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Easy mushroom masala recipe
Easy mushroom masala recipe using curd
Servings2
Ingredients
- 150 gms mushroom (2 cups roughly chopped)
- 1 no big onion (finely chopped)
- 2 medium sized tomatoes (roughly chopped)
- 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 3/4 tsp garam masala powder
- 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 1/2 cup thick curd
- salt to taste
To temper:
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp jeera
- 1/2 tsp fennel seeds
- a small sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- Heat oil in a kadai - I used my black claypot as I love the flavour while cooking in claypots. Add jeera,fennel seeds and curry leaves,let it splutter.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
- Then add onion saute till transparent, then add tomato and saute till mushy.
- Add all the spice powders along with required salt.Saute for a minute then using a potato masher mash it up.
- Cook covered for 5mins in low flame.Meanwhile beat curd well with a whisk.
- Add curd to gravy and let it boil in low flame for 2 mins.Then add cleaned mushroom. No need to add water as mushrooms will leave water.
- Simmer until mushroom gets cooked, oil will start to float at this stage switch off add coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with ghee rice or phulka.
Nutrition Facts
Easy mushroom masala recipe
Amount Per Serving (0 g)
Calories 0
% Daily Value*
Fat 0g0%
Saturated Fat 0g0%
Trans Fat 0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg0%
Sodium 0mg0%
Potassium 0mg0%
Carbohydrates 0g0%
Fiber 0g0%
Sugar 0g0%
Protein 0g0%
Vitamin A 0IU0%
Vitamin C 0mg0%
Calcium 0mg0%
Iron 0mg0%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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How to make mushroom masala recipe:
- Heat oil in a kadai – I used my black claypot as I love the flavour while cooking in this. Add jeera,fennel seeds and curry leaves,let it splutter.Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
- Then add onion saute till transparent, then add tomato and saute till mushy.
- Add all the spice powders along with required salt.Saute for a minute then using a potato masher mash it up.
- Cook covered for 5mins in low flame.Meanwhile beat curd well with a whisk.
- Add curd to gravy and let it boil in low flame for 2 mins.Then add cleaned mushroom.No need to add water as mushrooms will leave water.
- Simmer until mushroom gets cooked, oil will start to float at this stage switch off add coriander leaves.
Serve hot with ghee rice or phulka.
Tastes best when served with rice or roti.
maha
any other vegetables that we can add if not for mushroom ?
SHARMILEE J
Yes you can add
Meenal Ramanathan
without coconutcan i try this recipe
SHARMILEE J
Yes
Savannagal
How much cinnamon do I add? This looks delicious.
SHARMILEE J
Please check the ingredients list
Ramanathan Kannappan
should we dry roast
SHARMILEE J
Yes
Repakula
Hi I could not find a mushroom recipe, i think it was called chettinad mushrooms. The recipe says to grind Green Chilli,ginger,garlic. I used to make that regularly, but then stopped making it from nearly 6 months and i totally forgot that recipe. Pls can u provide the link for that recipe on ur website.
meena
What is kalpasi, Sharmi?
Sharmilee J
It is a spice very popular in chettinad used in biryani and many nonveg dishes.
Sadhanya Sanjay
Hi Sharmi
I tried this today and it came out so yummy.
U have mentioned red chilli powder in the ingredients list. But not used it.
Please clarify (. I did not use it)
Sharmilee J
I missed it now edited to add it…thank you