Mushroom Curry Restaurant Style
Rich, fragrant, and full-bodied — this chicken curry gets its depth from slow-cooked shallots and a careful balance of chilli heat and tang. Serve with appam, rice, or porotta.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 2 cup Mushrooms — sliced
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 6 nos Shallots — chopped (Kunjulli)
- 1 nos Tomato — chopped
- 1 Half Coconut — grated
- 1 tsp Pepper powder
- 1 tbsp Chicken masala
- 1/2 tsp Mustard
- 2 nos Dry red chillies broken
- 2 Springs Curry leaves
- Water, to taste
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing mushroom curry, cook mushrooms, coriander powder, chilly powder, turmeric powder, shallots, tomato and salt with a little water.
Step 2
Fry coconut and pepper powder in oil. Grind it to make a fine paste.
Step 3
Add the coconut paste to the cooking mixture. Add little water if required and boil it.
Step 4
Next, add in the chicken masala. Stir everything together thoroughly and take it off the heat.
Step 5
Let the mustard seeds crackle, dry red chillies and curry leaves in oil. Add this to the gravy and mix.
Step 6
Mushroom curry is ready. Serve hot with rice, chapathi, etc.
Tip
Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.
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