Chettinad Mushroom Masala Recepie
INGREDIENTS
• 2 cups Mushrooms, chopped
• Tamarind (marble-sized piece), soaked in ½ cup water
• Salt, to taste
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1 tbsp Chana Dal/ Kadal Parippu/ Split Bengal Gram
• 1 tsp Whole Black Pepper
• 2 tsp Oil
• ½ tsp Mustard Seeds
• 2 Dry Red Chilies, halved
• A few Curry Leaves
METHOD
•Crush the soaked tamarind well and then strain the water. Keep the water for later use.
•Dry roast chana dal and whole black pepper on a tawa.
•Grind the roasted ingredients and add garam masala, while blending them.
•Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds.
•When they start crackling, add the curry leaves and red chilies and fry for about 10 seconds.
•Add the chopped mushrooms and stir well, until they get coated with oil.
•Add salt and cook with the lid on, until the mushrooms start sweating and become soft.
•Mix in the tamarind mixture and cook on open fire, till the gravy gets thick and starts sticking to the mushrooms.
•Add the ground spices and salt and fry for another 3 to 4 minutes.
•Remove from fire and serve hot with rice or rotis.
