Mushroom pepper fry
Mushroom pepper fry, from above
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Mushroom pepper fry

Black pepper, curry leaves and mushrooms. A heat that creeps up politely.

25 minTime
6 gProtein each
hotSpice
Pepper before chilli3 chapters · 2 min read

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Grandma's wayThe original. Handle with reverence.
The original
142kcalsame
6 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
25minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

3 servings
Button mushroom2 packs, quartered
Cooking oil (vegetable oil)5 tsp
Fennel seeds½ tsp
Curry leaves2 sprigs
Onion1 medium, sliced
Ginger garlic paste2 tsp
Tomato1 small, chopped
Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)½ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1½ tsp
Black pepper2 tsp, freshly crushed
Saltto taste
Lemon juice1 tsp
Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Method

6 steps
  1. 1Wipe the mushrooms with a damp cloth and quarter them. Don't soak them.
  2. 2Dry roast the pepper and fennel for a minute, then crush coarsely.
  3. 3Heat oil, add curry leaves and onion. Cook until golden. Add ginger garlic paste.
  4. 4Add tomato, turmeric, chilli and coriander powders. Cook until mushy.
  5. 5Turn the heat up, add the mushrooms and salt, and cook.
  6. 6Add the crushed pepper and fennel, toss until the masala clings. Finish with lemon and coriander.
Serve it like this

Serve hot on a plate, with a few fresh coriander leaves on top.

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What goes with Mushroom pepper fry: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Kothamalli sadam25 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Pepper rasam20 min
To drink Masala soda5 min
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