Pepper Mushroom Dry Recipe
Mushroom Pepper Fry is a perfect dish for those who love plant-based food with a non-veg feel. Mushrooms, especially button mushrooms, make a great substitute for meat due to their hearty texture. This South Indian-style recipe is packed with flavor, featuring a special spice blend with black pepper, cumin, and coriander. In my household, we often pair Mushroom Pepper Fry with sambar rice or rasam rice, making it a delicious, spicy, and satisfying meal. If you’re looking for a quick, tasty, and healthy dish, this Mushroom Pepper Fry is the way to go!
Mushroom Pepper Fry Dry – Restaurant Style
Description
Mushroom Pepper Fry is a perfect dish for those who love plant-based food with a non-veg feel. Mushrooms, especially button mushrooms, make a great substitute for meat due to their hearty texture. This South Indian-style recipe is packed with flavor, featuring a special spice blend with black pepper, cumin, and coriander. In my household, we often pair Mushroom Pepper Fry with sambar rice or rasam rice, making it a delicious, spicy, and satisfying meal. If you’re looking for a quick, tasty, and healthy dish, this Mushroom Pepper Fry is the way to go!
Ingredients for Pepper Mushroom Dry Recipe
To Saute
For the Special Spice Mixture (roast all in 1 tsp of oil and powder it)
How to Make Mushroom Pepper Fry
Step 1: Prepare the Mushrooms
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Wash the mushrooms and peel off the skin. Peeling helps avoid washing them for too long.
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Slice the mushrooms and set them aside.
Step 2: Get All Ingredients Ready
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Prepare all the ingredients as this stir fry cooks quickly.
Step 3: Prepare the Special Spice Mix
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Roast all the items listed under "Special Spice Mix" (dry red chilies, whole black pepper, saunf, cumin seeds, and coriander seeds) in 1 tsp of oil.
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Allow the roasted spices to cool.
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Grind the spices into a fine powder and set it aside.
Step 4: Sauté the Onions and Ginger Garlic Paste
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Heat oil in a pan.
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Add finely chopped onions and sauté until they turn golden.
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Add ginger garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell disappears.
Step 5: Add Tomatoes
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Add chopped tomatoes to the pan and sauté them until they mix well with the onions and soften.
Step 6: Cook the Mushrooms
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Add the sliced mushrooms to the onion-tomato mixture.
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Add red chili powder, salt, and garam masala powder (use Kashmiri chili powder for color and mild spice).
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Sauté the mixture for 2-3 minutes until the mushrooms release water and the mixture starts to dry out.
Step 7: Add the Special Spice Mix
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Once the water from the mushrooms dries out, add the ground Special Spice mixture.
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Stir well until all the spices are mixed with the mushrooms. Adjust the quantity of the spice mix according to your taste.
Step 8: Serve
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Serve the Mushroom Pepper Fry with roti, rice, or dosa.
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You can also use this as a filling for modaks, samosas, or even stuffed dosas like mushroom masala roast.
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Enjoy this delicious, spicy South Indian-style Mushroom Pepper Fry!
Note
Expert Tips for Perfect Mushroom Pepper Fry
- You can substitute mushrooms with sliced cauliflower for a different variation.
- This recipe works well with mutton or chicken too, using the same method.
- The special spice mixture can be ground into a fine powder and stored for future use. It’s great for enhancing potatoes, cauliflower, and other vegetables.
- Since mushrooms are bland, you may need to add more masala to boost the flavor.
- Be cautious when adding salt to mushrooms, as some varieties contain natural salt. Always taste and adjust accordingly.
- Mushrooms release water when cooked, so you don’t need to add extra water for cooking.
- If you use Kashmiri chili powder, increase the quantity since it's milder and gives a vibrant red color to the dish.
