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Kadai Mushroom, stir fried mushroom and capsicum cooked in onion and tomato based spicy gravy, is prepared in a very similar way as popular Punjabi curry, restaurant style kadai paneer. In this Kadai Mushroom Curry recipe, each step is explained in a detailed manner with accompanied photo to make cooking easier. Serve it with phulka roti or triangle paratha and methi daal as a perfect meal combo in lunch.
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Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Cooking Time:
25 minutes
Serves: 2 servings
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Kadai Mushroom Curry Recipe In Hindi (हिन्दी में पढ़े)
Kadai Mushroom Curry Recipe In Gujarati (ગુજરાતી માં વાંચો)
| Ingredients: |
| 150-200 gms White Button Mushroom |
| 1/2 cup Capsicum, sliced (approx. 1/2 cup) |
| 1 teaspoon Dry Coriander Seeds |
| 1 Dry Red Kashmiri Chili, seeds removed and broken into 2-3 pieces |
| 1 Green Cardamom |
| 1/2 inch piece of Cinnamon |
| 1 large Onion, chopped |
| 2 medium Tomatoes, chopped (approx. 3/4 cup) |
| 1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste |
| 1/2 teaspoon Red Chili Powder |
| A pinch of Turmeric Powder, optional |
| 1/2 teaspoon Kasuri Methi, optional |
| 1/4 cup Milk, optional |
| 1/2 cup Water |
| Salt to taste |
| 1½ tablespoon Oil |
| 1 tablespoon Butter (or oil) |
Directions:
Wash mushrooms in water to remove any dirt and debris. If required, peel them after washing. Cut them into slices. Heat 1/2 tablespoon oil in a pan over medium flame. Add sliced mushroom and stir-fry them for around 3-4 minutes.
Add sliced capsicum and salt. Mix well and cook until water released by mushroom is evaporated and capsicum turns soft. Transfer them to a plate.
Heat 1-tablespoon oil in the same pan over medium flame. Add dry coriander seeds, dry Kashmiri red chili, green cardamom, cinnamon and sauté for 30 seconds. Add chopped onion and ginger-garlic paste. Sauté until onion turns translucent.
Add chopped tomato and salt (only for tomato and onion) and cook until tomatoes turn soft.
Turn off the flame, transfer mixture to a bowl and let it cool for few minutes.After cooling for a while, transfer it to the small chutney jar of a mixer grinder and grind to a smooth puree.
Heat 1-tablespoon butter in the same pan over medium flame. Add pureed mixture, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
Stir and cook for 2-minutes.
Add cooked mushroom and capsicum. Stir and cook for 2-minutes.
Add 1/2 cup water, mix well and bring it to boil over high flame. When it starts boiling, reduce flame to low and cook for around 4-5 minutes or until gravy turns thick. Add 1/4 cup milk and mix well.
Cook it for 2-3 minutes and add kasuri methi.
Turn off the flame and mix well. Kadai mushroom curry is now ready for serving.
Tips and Variations:
- Add red capsicum along with green capsicum for colorful curry.
- Increase or decrease the amount of dry red chilli to make it more or less spicy respectively.
- If you want to make curry less spicy but still want its deep red color, use Kashmiri dry red chillies.
Taste: Spicy
Serving Ideas: Serve mushroom kadai with lachha paratha or butter naan in dinner or lunch.
Author: Foram
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13 Comments
Jul 10, 2018 by Unnati
Thank you very much for sharing such a wonderful receipe. Only thing instead of butter I have used extra virgin olive oil... As we don't eat butter. Very simple to make.
Mar 15, 2018 by Rinki Ghosh
I love foodviva recipies. It tastes awesome. Thank you.
Oct 24, 2017 by priya
Nice recipe. Loved it..
Oct 22, 2017 by Dinesh
Yummy, very tasty. Thank you for sharing.
Apr 10, 2017 by Jayashree
This recipe is very rich in taste.
Mar 24, 2017 by Aradhya
Yummy recipe...I loved it..thanks for sharing....
Dec 29, 2016 by Bev
Absolutely love this recipe, have made it again and again. Thank you.
Nov 29, 2016 by Rani
I have a query.
Milk we should use raw milk or boiled one.
Response: Hello Rani, boiled milk is used in this recipe.
Jul 22, 2016 by Sikta swain
I love foodviva recipes. Always taste like restaurant. Perfect recipes.
May 17, 2016 by Shanti
I tried this dish...it came very tasty and thanks for sharing this recipe.
May 07, 2016 by Sangeeta
Awesome recipe , takes time to cook, but result was a very tasty dish for our dinner. We all loved it. Thanks for sharing this superb recipe.
Mar 01, 2016 by Sirisha
Wow... I liked it and all my family liked it and praised me for this recipe.
Dec 27, 2015 by Nagavalli
Superb....its amazing taste.... its absolutely hotel style.
