Amaranth Mushroom fry

Happy new year every one...It has been one heck of an year 2017. I hope 2018 brings the best of everything for everyone and above all may there be world peace and less people getting dislocated from their homes, no matter what the cause.

Anyway, I got my favorite leafy vegetable when I went to the Indian stores and I wanted to make something which the kids will also eat without fussing because mushroom is their fav. And this dry curry is so delicious, I had to blog it fast before I would forget it. You should try and if possible please let me know.

Amaranth Mushroom fry (Dry peanut based leafy vegetable and mushroom fry)

Thota kura Mushroom fry

Ingredients:

1. 2 cups chopped Amaranth leaves (Thota kura)
2. 8 oz button mushrooms sliced
3. 1/3 cup chopped onions
4. 1 tablespoon oil
5. ½ teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, urad dal, mustard seeds, chopped ginger, chopped garlic
6. 1 heaped teaspoon coriander powder
7. 2 dried red chillies

Dry roast

1. 2 tablespoons peanuts
2. 2 dried red chillies (reduce if you like less spicy)
3. Few curry leaves
4. 1 tablespoon dried coconut
5. 1 teaspoon cumin

Dry roast the ingredients under dry roast and let cool. Grind to a fine paste

In a pan heat the oil and add urad dal and mustard seeds along with broken chillies and curry leave. Fry for a minute. Add chopped onions and fry till they start turning brown. Add ginger and garlic pieces and fry for a minute. Add chopped thota kura and add salt and turmeric and cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and all the other spices and cook for 10 minutes. Add ground peanut powder and mix well. Garnish with cilantro and serve with hot steamy rice

Potato Mushroom Curry

Everyone has some curries which are their go to when they are short of time and ingredients. This is one of such curries. This is super easy to make. Add mushrooms if you have them else it just turns out to be a simple potato curry. Serve with rice or frozen roti and dinner is ready

Potato Mushroom Curry (Potatoes and Mushrooms with Indian spices)

Potato Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:

1. 2 medium large potatoes peeled and cubed
2. 12 oz mushrooms cleaned and sliced
3. 1 large tomato chopped
4. 1 medium small onion chopped
5. 1/2 tablespoon oil
6. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander powder

In a pan heat the oil and add the onions and fry till they become translucent. Add potatoes and cover and cook for 10 minutes. Add mushrooms and stir to combine. Add the rest of the ingredients stir to combine and cover and cook for 10 minutes. If it gets too dry add some water and cook till potatoes are done. Garnish with cilantro and enjoy

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Fry

I can't believe I did not post this yet. This has become one of my favorite mushroom currys' from the time I made it a few months ago. It is super delicious, spicy and sweet and you could serve with rice and dal or with roti. So here you go

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Fry (Mushrooms in spicy and sweet onion tomato paste)

Sweet and Spicy Mushroom Curry

Ingredients:

1. 12 oz Mushrooms sliced
2. 1 teaspoon each of cashew pieces and paneer (optional)
3. few curry leaves
4. 1 medium small onion 
5. 1/2 teaspoon  ginger garlic paste
6. 3/4-1 cup of tomato sauce or 1/2 cup tomato paste
7. 1/2 teaspoon each of salt, chilly powder, turmeric,
8. 3/4-1 teaspoon salt
9. 1 teaspoon nigella seeds (onion seeds, kalonji)
10. 2 tablespoons oil

In a pan heat the oil and add nagella seeds and fry for a minute. Add the onion paste and fry for 10 minutes. Add ginger garlic paste and fry for 2 minutes. Add tomato paste and mix well and cook with salt and other spices. Add sliced mushrooms and cashew and paneer if available and mix to combine. Cook for 10 more minutes. Add little water if needed. Garnish with cilantro and serve with Tomato Dal and rice or with Roti