Mushroom Masala

Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

1. Mushroom - 1 cup

2. Onion - 1 

3. Tomatoes -2

4. Green Capsicum - 1

5. Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp

6. Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

7. Chilly powder - 1tsp

8. Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

9. Garam Masala powder - 1tsp

10. Coriander leaves - few

11. Salt & Oil

How to Cook:

Chop the onions, green chillies, mushrooms and green capsicum and keep it aside. Heat oil in a pan, add the chopped onions and green chillies and saute well. Add the ginger-garlic paste and saute followed by the chopped capsicum and mix well. Add the chopped mushrooms and tomato puree and cook it for 5 minutes. Add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder & garam masala powder and cook for 10 minutes or till the gravy thickens. Garnish it with coriander leaves and serve with hot paratas :)

Pictorial:

Chop the onions                                                                 Chop the mushrooms

Chop the capsicums                                                           Boil the tomatoes and puree it

Heat oil and add the chopped onions and green chillies. Saute well. Add ginger-garlic paste

Add the chopped capsicums                                                     Add the chopped mushrooms

Add the tomato puree                                                              Add all the masala powders

Cook for 10 minutes till the gravy thickens. Garnish it with coriander leaves.  Serve hot with parathas.

Babycorn Masala

Babycorn Masala

Ingredients:

1. Babycorn - 1 cup

2. Onion - 1

3. Green chilly - 2

4. Ginger - Garlic paste - 1tsp

5. Tomato - 2

6.Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

7. Chilly powder - 1 tsp

8. Coriander powder - 3/4 tsp

9. Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp

10. Almonds - 10 nos

11. Fresh Cream - 1/2 cup

12. Coriander leaves - few

13. Oil & Salt

How to Cook:

Chop the onions, green chillies, babycorn and keep it aside. Boil the tomatoes and puree it. Boil the babycorn for  5-7 minutes. Heat oil in the pan and add the chopped onions and green chillies. Saute it well. Add the ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Add the boiled babycorn pieces. Saute it followed by the tomato puree and cook till the raw smell disappears. Add the turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder and mix it well. Grind the almonds (you can also use cashewnuts instead of almonds) and add it to the gravy and mix well. Add the fresh cream (I used the layers of cream from the boiled milk) and salt and cook till the gravy thickens. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve hot with parathas.

Pictorial:

Cut babycorn into small pieces                                                 Boil them for 5-7 minutes 

Chop the onion and green chillies                                    Boil the tomatoes and puree it

 Grind the almonds to a paste                 Layers of cream from the milk. You can use fresh cream also

 Heat oil in a pan                                                             Saute the onions and green chillies

                             
 Add ginger-garlic paste                                                          Add the chopped babycorn

 Add the tomato puree                                                       Add the masala powders

Add the grinded almond paste                                               Add fresh cream

Add the coriander leaves and cook till the gravy thickens

Babycorn masala is ready. Serve it with hot parathas :)

Mushroom Chettinad

Mushroom Chetinad

Ingredients:

1. Onion - 1

2. Tomato - 1

3. Mushrooms - 1 cup

4. Green Peas - 1/2 cup

5. Curry leaves & Salt

6. Coriander leaves

To grind:

1. Grated Coconut - 5 tbsps

2. Coriander seeds - 1tbsp

3. Jeera - 1tsp

4. Fennel Seeds - 1 tsp

5. Peppercorns - 1tsp

6. Dry chillies - 7

7. Cardamom- 3

8. Cloves - 3

9. Cinnamon - 1 small stick

10. Chopped ginger & garlic - 1 tbsp

How to Prepare:

Heat oil in a kadai and add the grated coconut, coriander seeds, jeera, fennel seeds, peppercorns, dry chillies, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and the chopped ginger and garlic. Roast them well. When it cools down grind it to a smooth paste. Keep it aside. Heat oil in a kadai, add the chopped onions, tomatoes and saute well. Add the grinded masala and toss well. Add the chopped mushrooms & green peas and add water and salt and cook for 10 minutes will the gravey becomes thick. Garnish it with coriander leaves. Serve with chapathis!!!

Pictorial:

Roast all the ingredients which is said above to grind. Grind it to a smooth paste. Heat oil and add the chopped onions.

 Add the chopped tomatoes.                                                       Add the curry leaves

 Add the grinded masala                                                              Add the mushrooms

 Add the green peas, salt and water and cook for 10 minutes.

Serve hot with chapathis!!!!

Pav Bhaji

Pav Bhaji

Ingredients:

1. Onion - 1

2. Tomato - 2

3. Capsicum -1

4. Potato - 1 ( Boiled)

5. Frozen Green peas - 1/2 cup

6. Jeera - 1tsp

7. Chilly- garlic paste - 1 tbsp

8. Pav Bahji Masala Powder - 1.5 tbsp

9. Chilly powder -1 tsp

10. Butter & Salt

11. Coriander leaves.

For Pav:

1. Pav Buns - 6

2. Butter

How to prepare:

Heat butter. When it melts, add the jeera. Then add the chilly-garlic paste and saute well. Add the chopped onions followed by chopped capsicums. Add the chopped tomatoes and saute well till it becomes mushy. Add the chilly powder and the pav bhaji masala powder. Saute well. Add the frozen green peas and the boiled potatoes and mix well. Mash it slightly. Cook for 10 minutes. Garnish it with coriander leaves.

For Pav:

Heat Butter. Slice the pav buns into two pieces.  Place the buns on the melted butter. Slightly toast it.

Pictorial:

 Heat Butter                                                                                       Let it melt

 Add jeera                                                                                    Add the chilly garlic paste

 Saute it well                                                                                 Add the chopped onions

 Add the chopped capsicums                                                     Add the chopped tomato

 Add pav bhaji masala powder and chilly powder. Add the frozen green peas and salt

 Add the boiled potatoes. Mash it well. Cook till the gravy thickens. Add coriander leaves.

 Add butter.

Pav Bhaji is ready!!!!!