Mushroom Pepper Masala Fry

This masala spicy sabji goes very well with chapati and hot rice. The speciality of this curry is pepper powder use fresh crushed pepper for the ultimate taste.

Ingredients:

• White Button Mushroom - 250 gms
• Onion Big - sliced
• Tomatto small - 1no. Chopped (Optional)
• Green Chilies - 3 nos
• Garlic Paste - 2 tsp
• Ginger Paste - 2 tsp
• Black Pepper Powder - 4 to 5 tsp
• ?Fresh Coriander Leaves/ Cilantro
• Salt as per taste
• Oil

 

 

Time Required: 20 minutes

Method:

1) Nicely clean and  wash the button mushroom and dice them into 4 pieces
2) Cook the mushroom in microwave for 4 to 5 mins. No need to add water as mushroom itself leaves enough water
3) Put a reasonable size heavy bottom pan on the range and heat oil. 
4) Add garlic + ginger paste and fry for a minute or so and then add onion and fry till onions turn brown.
5) Add tomato and fry for about 2 minutes.
6)Add salt, curry leaves and black pepper powder 
7) Add the mushroom and mix well and cook it for 2 to 3 mins 
8) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

For Variations: For different taste, you can add peas, tomatoes, garam Masala, red chili powder, coriander Powder and turmeric Powder 

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Chinese Style String Beans Sabzi Recipe

As I am vegetarian I always look for the veg. items in Chinese buffet too. This one became my favorite. In Chinese Restaurants, they use many sauces I just tweaked it as per my style.


Ingredients:

• Fresh Green String beans - 15 to 20 nos.
• Potato 1 grated
• Dried red chilies 3-5
• Ginger and garlic paste 1 tsp each
• Sugar 1/2 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - 1 tsp (Mixture of many Indian spices - Available in Indian store)
•  Oil for deep frying
• Salt to Taste

Time Required: 15 mins

Method:

Step 01) Heat up a wok with enough oil for deep frying

Step 02) When the oil gets smoky hot, drop the string beans into the oil and quickly fry them, just wrinkled skin of beans is enough, immediately transfer them in to paper towel to absorb the excess oil 

Step 03) In the same pan, add dried red chilies, chopped garlic & ginger paste and saute for 1 min. 

Step 04) Add grated potato, salt, garam masala and stir-fry until potato color turn to little brown & crispy and lastly add the string beans and mix it nicely so that all potato and masalas are coated evenly to beans.

Step 05) Serve with chapati.

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Cauliflower Capsicum Sabzi

Ingredients:

• 2 cup Cauliflower florets
• 1 cup Onion Chopped
• 1 cup Capsicum chopped
• 1 tomato sliced
• 1/2 tsp ginger grated
• 1/2 tsp garlic crushed
• 1/2 tsp each cumin, mustard seeds
• 1/2 tsp red chili powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala ( (Mixture of many Indian spices - Available in Indian store)
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp butter
• salt to taste

Time Required: 20 mins

Method:

1) Drain the boiled cauliflower and keep aside
2) Heat butter in a pan, add seeds and allow to splutter
3) Add ginger and garlic paste. Stir fry for 2-3 minutes
4) Add chopped onions fry for 3 to 4 mins. Then add chopped capsicum and lastly tomatoes & cover, simmer for 5 minutes.
5) Add boiled cauliflower, salt, red chili powder, garam masala, turmeric powder and mix well to coat the masalas to all the vegetables and cook till everything is tender

Serving: Serve hot with parathas or chapatis

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