Goa

Goan mushroom tonak

Name: Goan mushroom tonak
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Goan
Ingredients: 400 g mushrooms halved button mushroom; 1 large sliced onion; 1 cup fresh grated coconut; 5 dried red chillies dried red chilli; 2 tsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 1/2 tsp black pepper; Whole spices, cloves, cinnamon; a small piece tamarind; 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 2 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); Salt, to taste; 1 1/4 cups water

Mushrooms in a roasted coconut tonak. Goa's monsoon obsession, made with any mushroom you find.

40 minTime

5 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Monsoon mushrooms1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Goan monsoon version.

The original

200kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Button mushroom400 g mushrooms, halved

Onion1 large, sliced

Fresh grated coconut1 cup

Dried red chilli5 dried red chillies

Coriander seeds2 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Whole spicescloves, cinnamon

Tamarinda small piece

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Saltto taste

Water1¼ cups

Method

3 steps

1Roast half the onion with the coconut until deep brown. Dry roast the chillies and spices. Grind with tamarind.
2Heat oil, cook the rest of the onion until golden, add mushrooms and cook on high until they release water and brown.
3Add the paste, turmeric, salt and water and simmer 8 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Goa

Goan mushroom tonak

Mushrooms in a roasted coconut tonak. Goa's monsoon obsession, made with any mushroom you find.

40 minTime

5 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Monsoon mushrooms1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayThe Goan monsoon version.

The original

200kcalsame

5 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

40minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Button mushroom400 g mushrooms, halved

Onion1 large, sliced

Fresh grated coconut1 cup

Dried red chilli5 dried red chillies

Coriander seeds2 tsp

Cumin seeds½ tsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Whole spicescloves, cinnamon

Tamarinda small piece

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp

Saltto taste

Water1¼ cups

Method

3 steps

1Roast half the onion with the coconut until deep brown. Dry roast the chillies and spices. Grind with tamarind.
2Heat oil, cook the rest of the onion until golden, add mushrooms and cook on high until they release water and brown.
3Add the paste, turmeric, salt and water and simmer 8 minutes.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Goan mushroom tonak

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

Goan mushroom tonak

Make it your way

Ingredients

Method

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