Mushroom Stew Recipe

The mushroom stew recipe calls for an appetizing stew, very easy to make and certainly delightful.

Ingredients for Mushroom Stew Recipe:

Oyster Mushrooms - 200 gm
Coconut milk - 4 cups
Onions - 2, finely chopped
Carrot - 1, sliced
Potato - 2, boiled and cubed
Green chili - 3, sliced
Green peas - 1 cup, boiled
Ginger - 1 tsp, grated
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - pinch
Curry leaves - handful
Salt, as required
Oil, as required

Method for Mushroom Stew Recipe:

Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, once they start spluttering add curry leaves.

Add to this, chopped onions, green chillies and ginger. Saute and add chopped mushrooms, stir fry.

Add turmeric and salt. Stir well and add to this two cups coconut milk. Once the stew starts boiling add to this garam Marsala power, cubed potatoes, sliced carrot and green peas.

Now add the remaining coconut milk and simmer the stew on a moderate heat for around five minutes.

Serve hot with rice.

Tandoori Mushrooms Recipe

Ingredients for Tandoori Mushrooms Recipe: 

Mushrooms - 200 gm
Curd - 1 cup
Ginger paste - 2 tsp
Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Chili powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tbsp
Gram flour (besan) - 2 tbsp
Ajwain - 1/2 tsp
Salt, as required

Method for Tandoori Mushrooms Recipe:

Wash the mushrooms. Set aside.

Whisk the curd and mix it with all the remaining ingredients.

Dip the mushrooms in the curd batter and skewer into thin skewers.

Grill the mushrooms in the oven till done.

Please note: Tandoori Mushrooms are also made by stuffing the mushrooms with Chicken or mutton mince after removing the stalk. If you wish to stuff the mushroom for variation, then after stuffing dip the mushrooms in the curd batter and continue the same method later.

Mushroom Pulao Recipe

Ingredients for Mushroom Pulao Recipe:

Rice - 2 cups, washed and soaked for 20 to 25 minutes
Mushrooms - 1 cup, cut into thick slices
Tomatoes - 2 medium, chopped
Onions - 2 medium, sliced
Green peas - 1/2 cu, parboiled
Carrot - 1/2 cup, cubed and parboiled
Bay leaf - 3
Green chilies - 4
Garlic - 8 flakes
Ginger - 2"
Coriander - handful
Coriander/ Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Oil - 4 tbsp
Salt, as required

Method for Mushroom Pulao:

Pound ginger, garlic, chilies and coriander to paste.

Parboil the rice along with salt. Drain and set aside.

In a pan heat oil and saute sliced onions till golden brown.

Add tomatoes and continue frying. Add the ground paste to this and keep frying.

Add the vegetables to this and mix well. Add the garam masala and coriander-cumin powder to this.

Add to this salt and mix well.

Add rice to this and allow the pulao to cook for 15 more minutes.

Serve hot.

Mushroom And Tomato Quiche Recipe

Ingredients for Mushroom And Tomato Quiche Recipe:

Ingredients for the crust:

Wholemeal flour - 1 and half cup
Cheese - 1/4th cup, grated
Water - 3 tbsp
Sugar - 1 tsp, powdered
Butter - 1/2 cup
Salt, as required

Ingredients for the filling:

Mushroom - 100 gm, sliced
Paneer (Cottage cheese) - 100 gm, crumbled
Cheese - 100 gm, grated
Curd - 3 tbsp
Tomato puree - 2 tbsp
Cornflour - 2 tbsp
White pepper - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon powder - 1/2 tsp
Ajwain - 1/2 tsp
Salt, as required

Method for Mushroom and Tomato Quiche Recipe:


Method for preparing the crust:

Melt butter and pour over the flour. Rub well so that the flour attains breadcrumb consistency.

Add water, sugar and cheese to the flour and bind the dough little stiff.

Roll out and spread out on a round tin. Bake the pastry in oven at a temperature of 200 degree C for around 15 minutes.

Once done remove and keep aside to cool.

Method for preparing the filling:

Mix mushroom, tomato puree, curd, cornflour, white pepper, cumin powder, cinnamon powder, ajwain, salt and paneer with half of the mentioned cheese.

Top this filling on the prepared crust. Spread the  remaining grated cheese on the top of the filling.

Bake the crust for around 15 minutes at a temperature of 200 degrees C.

Please note: Other than baking the crust in a big round tin, you can try using small round tins if desired.