On my last visit to India I had this at a restaurant in Erode and really liked it. I have been trying to perfect this recipe for a while to get the restaurant taste, bit this is almost close.
We cook mushroom as an alternative for the days you cannot have non-veg. I used local brown wild mushrooms but any mushroom works.
Mushroom Stir Fry / Kalan Varuval ( Restaurant Style )
Recipe Type: Stir Fry
Cuisine: Kongunadu
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Serves: 2
Ingredients
- To FRY:
- Mushroom – 1 box ( around 15-20 medium sized)
- Oil – 1 tbsp
- Fennel Seed – 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon – 1 inch stick
- Cloves – 2 nos
- Blackstone flower – 2 tsp
- Onion – 1 no ( medium size)
- Ginger Garlic Paste – 2 tbsp
- Home made curry masala – 2 tbsp
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- Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
- Red chili powder – 1 tsp
- Garam masala – 1/2 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- TO TEMPER:
- Oil – 2 tsp
- Mustard – 1/2 tsp
- Red Chili – 2 nos (whole)
- Curry Leaves – 1 strand
- Green Chili – 4 nos
- Onion – 1/4 no ( medium)
- Sakthi Chicken masala – 1 tsp
- Coriander Leaves – 2 tbsp
Instructions
PREP:
- Chop mushroom lengthwise. Slit open green chili.
COOKING:
To Fry Mushroom:
- In a pan add oil and the following ingredients one by one. Fennel seed, cinnamon, cloves, black stone flower, onion and fry until onion is cooked. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell is gone.
- Add mushroom, curry masala powder, salt and fry it until they are cooked in medium flame, say for about 15 mins without adding water.
To Temper:
- In another small pan add oil, when hot add mustard and let it splutter. Add curry leaves, green chili, red chili, onion and fry till onion is cooked. Add chicken masala and fry for couple of minutes.
- Add this to the cooked mushroom and add coriander leaves at the end and mix well.
Recipe Source: Self tried.
Bringing kongu nadu to my plate though thousands of Kilometres away courtesy Sashi recipes. Thank you
Recipe seems great. Trying today. Can you share the name of the restaurant you tasted this dish? I’m from Erode, want to try nice dishes.
Hi Sashi,
I am a beginner in cooking. Your recipes have helped me a lot during my hard days. Good dishes and preparation too. Its tastes good again.
Could you help me in telling me few basics of Kongunadu cooking,like how they prepare a normal kara kuzhambu or puli kuzhambu or something of that sort. I will be thankful and greatful to you. Feel free to mail me as well if you don’t post it. Its hard for me to cook in that taste since i ve a different type of cooking.