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mushroom curry
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mushroom kulambu | mushroom curry

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: South Indian

Ingredients
  

For roasting and grinding:
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 inch cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch ginger
  • 1 string curry leaves
  • 1 onion chopped
  • 2 tsp poppy seeds
  • ½ cup coconut shredded
For making curry:
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 50 gram shallots (4 to 5 shallots) (or 1 onion chopped)
  • 2 green chilly
  • 200 gram mushroom chopped
  • 1 tbsp coriander powder
  • 2 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
  • ¼ tsp garam masala powder
  • ¼ tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tomato chopped
  • cup water
  • salt as required
  • coriander leaves for garnish

Method
 

For roasting and grinding:
  1. firstly, heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add 2 tsp fennel seeds, 2-inch cinnamon stick, 4 cloves
  2. And then add 3 garlic, 1 inch ginger, saute for a while
  3. Now add curry leaves, and chopped onion, saute well till onion becomes transperant
  4. After onion got sauteed well, add 2 tsp of poppy seeds, saute well in low flame
  5. Then add ½ cup of shredded coconut, keep the flame low, saute for 1 minute
  6. let this mixture cool completely
  7. transfer this roasted mixture to a blender jar, add little water, blend it finely
For making curry:
  1. heat 2 tbsp of oil in a pan, add 1-star anise and 1 bay leaf, 2 green chilly, and 50-gram shallots, saute well till shallots become soft and glossy
  2. After that add chopped (200 gram) mushroom, saute in medium flame for 1 minute
  3. And then add spice powders: 1 tbsp coriander powder, 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilly powder, ¼ tsp garam masala, ¼ tsp turmeric powder, and salt. just mix it for 30 seconds in very low flame
  4. now add 1 tomato (chopped), saute well for 3 minutes, till becomes soft in low flame
  5. Add ground paste mix, and then pour in 2½ cup of water
  6. cover it with lid for 10 minutes in low flame
  7. after 10 minutes, open the lid turn off the flame, garnish with coriander leaves

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