Kongunadu mushroom masala kuzhambu-Authentic coimbatore style | Button mushroom masala curry

Cuisine Style: Erode, Tirupur, Coimbatore, Kongunadu special recipe, South India | Cooking Time: 20 minutes | To Serve: 4 | Take with: Idli, Dosa, Rice, Chapathi | Type : Gravy, kulambu, curry, masala.

Ingredients

• Button mushroom [Kalan] – 1 cup
• Sambar onion [shallots] – 6
• Dry red chilli – 1
• Garlic – 1 cloves
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Coriander leaves – 1 spring
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tsp
• Coconut milk – 2 tbsp [Chop 2 pieces of coconut then grind with 2 tbsp of water]
• Salt to taste
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed

For Roasting and grinding ingredients

• Fennel seeds[Perunjeeragam, sombu,saunf] – ½ tbsp
• Peppercorns – 5
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
• Cinnamon stick – 1
• Cloves – 2
• Rice – 1 tbsp
• Dry red chilli – 1
• Sambar onion – 7
• Garlic – 3
• Ginger – 1 inch [chopped]
• Curry leaves – 1 spring
• Urad dal – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – ½ tbsp
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Heat oil in a pan then roast all ingredients & grind to fine paste with ¼ cup of water.

Method

• Wash & Chop mushrooms
• Heat oil in a pan then add mustard seeds. Once it’s spluttered then add Bengal gram, urad dal and onion sauté till soft.
• Then add garlic, ginger and dry red chilli sauté gently.
• Add curry leaves, mushroom, turmeric & red chilli powder mix well then add water cook till soft.
• Then add ground paste and salt mix well, add water if required & let it boil.
• When boiling add coconut milk & leave it for 2 min. Then cut off heat.
• Add coriander leaves mix well & serve hot with rice.

Kalan masala kuzhambu authentic kongunadu recipe

Button mushroom masala curry