Mushroom pepper masala / Mushroom gravy

Mushroom is one of my favorite food item. I prepare many dishes using mushroom. It can be prepared as dry and gravy type. Today i tried mushroom with pepper masala. I already done mushroom pepper dry fry. But when we prepare as gravy type, we can have as side dish for North Indian tiffins like chappathy, roti, naan, and South Indian tiffin items like idly, dosa.It is very tasty and very easy to prepare. For preparing this gravy, we need to saute some ingredients to grind. We have to add pepper in the final stage only. Because, overcook the pepper cause bitterness to the gravy. I made this gravy with button mushrooms. It has a lot of health benefits.

Health benefits :

Button mushrooms is very healthy and every one can take because, it is low in calories. I t will help to improve our immune system. One of the important benefits for all the women is, it prevents breast cancer. So I am very glad to share this wonderful pepper mushroom recipe. Come let's see how to prepare the tasty mushroom pepper masala.

Basic information :

Preparation time	:	10 Mins
Cooking time	:	15 Mins
Serve for	:	2 Persons

Ingredients :

Mushroom	:	1 Pack
Turmeric powder	:	1/4 Tsp
Salt	:	To taste
Oil	:	2 Tsp
Pepper powder	:	2 Tsp
Curry leaves	:	10 Nos
For grind	:
Sambar onion	:	100 Grm
Red chilly	:	1 No
Chopped ginger	:	1 Tsp
Garlic	:	5 Pcs
Cumin seeds	:	1 Tsp
Fennel seeds	:	1 Tsp

Method :

Clean mushroom add in the hot water for blanch.

After 3 minutes, drain the hot water and bring it in cold running water for cool down. This will make mushroom more softer and it will cook very fast.

Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, fennel seeds. After seeds pop, add chopped sambar onion, 1 red chilly, chopped ginger, garlic and saute till onion turn golden brown.

After getting cool, grind the onion mix nicely.

Heat oil in another pan, add curry leaves, washed mushroom and stir.

Add ground onion paste, turmeric powder, salt and little water. No need to add more water, as mushroom has a lot of water content itself. Close the pan with a lid and wait for mushroom cooked.

After mushroom cooked and raw smell goes, add pepper powder and stir.

Mushroom pepper masala is ready to serve hot with your favorite tiffin items.

Try this wonderful pepper recipe and please post your interesting comments.