Recipes: Easy Mushroom Masala

Ingredients

Button mushrooms 200 gms

(washed, dried and cut into bite sized pieces)

Sliced onion 2 cups

Large tomato chopped 1

Green chillies, slit lengthwise2

Curry leaves10-12

Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp

Chopped fresh coriander 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Red chilly powder 1/2 tsp

Egg roast masala/ all purpose curry powder 1 tbsp

A pinch of turmeric

Whole jeera/ cumin seeds 1/2 tsp

Oil 1 tbsp

Water 1/4 cup

Method

In a pan, heat the oil and splutter the cumin seeds / jeera. Add the slit chillies, curry leaves and onions and saute till the onions turn golden, stirring frequently to ensure they are evenly cooked.

Add the ginger garlic paste and cook till the raw smell leaves the pan, add the tomatoes and cook for 1-2 minutes covered, till the tomatoes are soft.

Add the red chilly powder, egg roast masala and turmeric and saute the masalas for a minute.

Add the mushrooms and mix well, stir fry for a minute, add the water and salt cover and cook for 5 minutes, till the mushrooms are cooked. remove the lid, dry the water till the gravy has no runny water, but is moist.

Garnish with coriander leaves. remove from heat. Serve hot with rice or rotis.