Kadai mushroom
Kadai mushroom, from above
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Kadai mushroom

Mushrooms, capsicum and onion tossed in freshly pounded kadai masala. Big flavour, no meat needed.

30 minTime
5 gProtein each
mediumSpice
The kadai treatment2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayPounded masala, mushrooms, kadai heat.
The original
142kcalsame
5 gproteinsame
5 gfibresame
30minutessame

Classic kadai mushroom.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Button mushroom400 g, halved
Capsicum (green capsicum, green bell pepper)1 large, in squares
Onion2 medium: 1 chopped, 1 in petals
Coriander seeds1 tbsp
Dried red chilli3
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)2 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste1 tbsp
Tomato2 medium, chopped
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Garam masala½ tsp
Kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)½ tsp
Saltto taste
Coriander leaves (cilantro)chopped

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Dry roast coriander seeds and red chillies, cool and pound coarsely.
  2. 2Sear the mushrooms in a dry hot kadai until their water evaporates and they brown. Set aside.
  3. 3Heat oil, fry the chopped onion golden, add ginger garlic paste, tomatoes, turmeric and most of the kadai masala. Cook until oil separates.
  4. 4Add mushrooms, capsicum, onion petals and salt. Toss on high heat for 3 minutes. Finish with the rest of the masala, garam masala and kasuri methi.
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.

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What goes with Kadai mushroom: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Aloo paratha50 min
Bread or rice Makki ki roti40 min
On the side Baingan bharta40 min
On the side Aloo gobi35 min
To drink Sweet lassi10 min
Something sweet Gajar halwa90 min
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