KADAI MUSHROOM

 Hello Everyone,

Had a box of button mushrooms which was two weeks old.... When I am bedridden there is no one to cook veggies that is leftover in the refrigerator.... Once am fine & back on my knee again I check my vegetable basket to keep & throw of what was left....

There was nothing more except for beans, tomatoes, capsicum & mushrooms....

Consumed beans & tomato with the typical Mangalore Cuisine of Thili Saaru & Beans Pallya.... 

Now remaining were capsicum & mushrooms.... Roti for night; hence knew MUSHROOM MASALA would be apt.... but what exactly?

Browsed through Pinterest & found Kadai Mushroom which seemed manageable... AND hence followed Ranveer Brar's Recipe but with a few tweaks here & there as per my choice & taste....

Loved the outcome to an extent that I licked the ladle clean... Hence thought would share the same....

So here it goes.... KADAI MUSHROOM

I have listed them as FOUR PHASES for this preparation... Let's follow them one by one.

1st PHASE (KADAI MASALA POWDER)

Ingredients

Coriander Seeds - 2tbsp

Cumin Seeds - 1 tbsp

Black Peppercorns - 2 tbsp

Fennel Seeds - 1 tbsp

Green Cardamom - 4

Salt - To balance the dry frying of the above ingredients 

Red Chilli Flakes - 1 tbsp

Kasoori Methi - 1 tbsp

Method :

Heat a wok & dry fry all the above ingredients colored violet.... Allow them to cool & grind them into coarse powder....

Once done, add in the ingredients colored peach pink & mix well... Store them bottled for future use....

2nd PHASE (BASIC ONION TOMATO MASALA FOR GRAVY)

Ingredients:

Onion - 1 large (Finely Chopped)

Tomato - 1 medium (finely chopped)

               - 2 medium (ground to paste)

Cashew nuts - 10 whole (8 whole ground with tomatoes + 2 quartered kept aside)

Cumin Seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1 tbsp (Store Bought OR crushed with Green Chilly)

Green Chilly - 3

Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp

Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp

Coriander Powder - 2 tsp

Kitchen King Masala Powder - 2 tsp

Cooking Oil - 1 tbsp

Method :

1) Heat oil in a Kadai (Wok)... Once the oil is hot add in cumin seeds... once it splutters, add in chopped onions... Stir fry... 

2) Now add in ginger garlic paste or the crushed (ginger+garlic+greenchilly) coarse paste & stir fry...

3) Once the onions are translucent add in the chopped tomatoes & the tomato cashew paste (pure`) & stir fry for another couple of minutes

4) Now add in the turmeric + Red chilli + Coriander+Kitchen King & mix well.... 

5) As you stir fry you would see the oil release the masala mixture onto the sides of the wok

6) Turn off the flame & get on to the next phase

3rd PHASE (VEGGIES FRY)

Ingredients:

Mushroom - 200gms (washed & diced into quarters)

Onion - 1 medium (diced)

Capsicum - 1 medium (diced)

Tomato - 1 medium (diced)

Salt to taste

Oil - 1 tbsp

Method:

Heat oil in a fry pan.... Once hot, add in the mushrooms & stir fry well....

(The oil must be sizzling hot; else the veggies get cooked than getting fried) Stir fry for 3-4 minutes.... 

Now add the diced onions & capsicum along with the quartered cashews, with a dash of salt & toss fry or stir fry well on high flame....

 Now add diced tomatoes & fry for 2 mins...

4th PHASE (KADAI MUSHROOM PREP)

Ingredients :

Kadai Masala Powder - 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Coriander Leaves - 1 tbsp (finely Chopped)

Fresh Cream - 2 tsp (Optional)

Method :

Turn on the flame for the gravy masala in the wok & add in the sautéed veggies & stir fry or toss fry well... 

Then add in the kadai masala powder & salt as per taste thus far.... Toss or stir fry well for a couple of minutes & turn off the flame.... 

Garnish with coriander leaves & savor with roti or paratha or fried rice.... 👌

For supporting videos to this prep refer to PINTEREST TRIED & TESTED

SIMILARLY you can substitute mushrooms with Paneer, Jackfruit, So on & so forth!

UNTIL NEXT, KEEP THE FAITH!!!