Jul 11, 2012

Mushroom Cutlet



Ingredients :

Mushrooms – 4
Potato – 1, boiled , peeled and mashed
Onion – 1, finely chopped
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Green chilly paste – 1 tsp
Bread Crumbs – 1 cup
Salt – To taste

Method :

In  3 cups of water , add mushrooms. Cook it by covering the lid for 5 minutes. Drain the water completely. Finely chop the mushrooms and grind for 3 to 4 times.
Heat oil in a pan. Add onion pieces and fry for 7-8 minutes. Ginger-garlic paste and green chilly paste. Fry for 5 minutes. Add crumbled mushrooms and sauté till water evaporates. Add salt and mix evenly. Switch off the flame and let the cooked mixture to cool for 5 minutes.
In a bowl, add mashed potato, ½ cup bread crumbs and cooked mixture. Mix evenly and make patties. Roll the patties in the remaining bread crumbs.
On a pan, heat oil. Shallow-fry the patties / cutlets till both sides of the patties turns golden browned.
Serve hot with tomato sauce.

Mushroom – Baby corn Delight



Ingredients :

Mushrooms – 5 ( chopped into 4 pieces )
Baby corn – 4 ( chopped )
Onion – 1 big, finely chopped
Tomatoes – 2 ,pureed
Green chillies – 2, finely chopped
Ginger-garlic paste – 1 tsp
Red chilly powder – ½ tsp
Cinnamon stick – 1
Cardamom – 3
Cloves – 4
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Cashew-nuts – 3 ( soaked in lukewarm water )
Salt – To taste
Oil – 2 to 3 tsp

Method :

Cook mushrooms and baby corn . Keep aside.
Grind cashew-nuts soaked in water into a smooth paste. Keep aside.
Then, grind green chillies into a coarse paste. Keep aside.
In a kadai, heat oil . Add onion and fry till it turns translucent. Add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and sauté for a while. Then add the green chilly paste and fry for a minute. Add the tomato puree and cashew-nut paste. Cook till oil separates. Add red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt. Mix evenly. Then, add cooked mushrooms and baby corn pieces . Mix evenly and cook for 5 minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve hot with chapatis/ rotis / phulkas.