Mushroom Pepper Fry - Side Dish

In my house we love mushrooms and this veggie is a must at least once a week. This is a protein packed mushroom dish, it's simple and yummy. A person who does not like mushroom will also love this dish. This is a dry dish with no gravy.

Ingredients 

1 Onion - finely chopped 
1 Tomato - finely chopped
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
1 Bay leaf
1 Stick Cinnamon
4 Peppercorns
2 Green Cardamons
3 Cloves
1 Teaspoon Ginger- Garlic paste

1 Teaspoon Coriander powder

1 Teaspoon Cumin powder
1/2 Teaspoon Pepper powder
1/2 Teaspoon Red chilly powder

1/4 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
Salt to Taste
1 Teaspoon Lemon juice

3 Tablespoons Oil

A Spring Curry leaves

1 Green chilly -  finely chopped

1 Packet Mushroom - chopped

For the Tadka

1 Tablespoon Butter
5 Peppercorns
1/2 Teaspoon Cumin seeds
4 Cloves Garlic

1 Tablespoon Coriander - chopped  for garnishing

Method

Heat oil in a pan , add whole garam masala, cumin seeds and when they crackle add chopped onions ,salt.  turmeric,  ginger garlic paste and tomatoes,  fry till tomatoes turn soft and mushy .  Then add curry leaves,  green chilly and add mushrooms, coriander, cumin, chilly and pepper powder, stir fry for  a minute, then cover and  cook till the mushrooms are done.  
For the Tadka

Roughly crush the garlic. pepper and cumin seeds in a mortar  pestle. 

In another pan add butter , add crushed garlic, pepper,cumin seeds mixture just stir fry for a minute. Pour this over the cooked mushroom mixture, add  lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves serve hot with chapatis and rotis or as side dish.

We had this for our afternoon lunch and it's yummy. 

Labels : Mushroom, Vegetarian, Vegetables, Side Dish