Easy and quick to prepare Indian style mushroom stir fry made in one pot.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 20 minutes
  • Total time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 2 · 2 to 3
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 200 to 250 grams white button mushrooms, (rinsed and chopped)
  • 1.5 to 2 tablespoon oil
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds (- crushed lightly)
  • 2 medium sized onions (or 130 to 135 grams onions, thinly sliced)
  • ⅛ teaspoon turmeric powder (or about 2 to 3 pinches turmeric powder)
  • ½ teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander))
  • 1 green chili (- sliced or chopped)
  • salt as per taste
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves))

Method

preparation

  1. Slice 2 medium sized onions. You will need 130 to 135 grams thinly sliced onions.
  2. Also chop or sliced white button mushrooms. you can wipe the mushrooms with a clean kitchen towel and then chop or you can rinse them in water and then chop.
  3. I take each mushroom and rinse it well to remove the mud particles. Then slice the stalk a bit and chop the mushrooms. I also slice bruised part if any in the mushrooms.

making indian style mushroom stir fry

  1. Heat 1.5 to 2 tbsp oil in a pan. Then add 1/2 tsp cumin seeds. You can also crush the cumin seeds lightly in a mortar-pestle and then add.
  2. Add sliced onions.
  3. On a low to medium flame saute the onions till they turn translucent or light brown.
  4. Then add the chopped or sliced white button mushrooms.
  5. Mix the mushrooms with the onions and begin to saute or stir fry on a medium to high flame.
  6. Keep on stirring the mushrooms at intervals. The mushrooms will release water first.
  7. Continue to cook, till all the water dries up and the mushrooms look glossy as well as they are slightly browned from the edges. Even if they are not browned, the water should dry up in the pan and the mushrooms should be cooked well.
  8. Now add the following ingredients - 1/8 tsp turmeric powder or about 2 pinches, 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chili powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala powder, 1 tsp coriander powder & 1 green chili, sliced or chopped.
  9. Mix the spices very well with the mushrooms. season with salt as per taste.
  10. Mix the salt with the stir fried mushrooms. Saute for a minute then switch off the flame.
  11. Lastly add 2 tbsp coriander leaves and mix again very well.
  12. Serve indian style mushroom stir fry with chapatis, parathas or bread.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.