easy mushroom tikka recipe | how to make mushroom tikka on tawa

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 30 minutes
  • Cook time: 15 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: starters
  • Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

for marination:

  • ½ cup curd / yogurt (thick)
  • 2 tbsp besan / gram flour (roasted)
  • ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
  • 1 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ tsp cumin powder / jeera powder
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • ¼ tsp ajwain / caraway
  • 2 tsp oil
  • ½ tsp kasuri methi / dry fenugreek leaves
  • ½ tsp ginger garlic paste
  • salt to taste

vegetables:

  • 10 small mushrooms
  • ½ onion (petals)
  • ¼ green capsicum (cubed)
  • ¼ red capsicum (cubed)

other ingredients:

  • 3 tsp oil (for roasting)
  • pinch of chaat masala

Method

  1. firstly, in a large mixing bowl take all the ingredients listed under for marination.
  2. mix well to form a smooth and thick mixture.
  3. add in 10 small mushrooms, ½ onion, ½ green capsicum.
  4. mix gently coating the marination sauce.
  5. cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
  6. after marination, insert the marinated mushroom, capsicum and onions into wooden skewers.
  7. further, roast it on a hot tawa or grill in oven or tandoor.
  8. also spread a tsp of oil over the tikka.
  9. roast on medium flame and keep rotating in between.
  10. roast all sides, making sure it doesn’t burnt.
  11. finally, sprinkle some chaat masala and serve mushroom tikka immediately.

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.