I used 1/2 a kilo of mushrooms expecting it to last till evening – and imagine my surprise when all I found was clean sparkling bowls by the sink when I returned from work!
The best part about cooking with mushrooms is that they hold their firmness, and yet soak up and blend well with any gravy – whether the Thai coconut milk, the Chinese stew or the Indian curry.
I must narrate the funny thing that happened the morning I made the mushrooms! My son hates curried gravy, and my daughter loves mushrooms in rich gravy, so that morning while preparing their lunchbox – I made phulkas and mushrooms for all of us, and phulkas and carrot salad for my son (follows soon). The lunchbox was assembled after they had already left for school and my husband was to drop the lunch bags in the counter later – by mistake he interchanged the bags, and my son was forced to eat the mushrooms and daughter the salad which she hates. When they returned from school, my daughter ate up the whole bowl of dhingri badaami by itself, and called up to say it was the tastiest mushroom curry she had ever had – not knowing she got the wrong bag I told her I knew she would love it and that is why I had sent a lot to school. She then told me what had transpired, and wonder of wonders – my son had loved the mushrooms and licked his lunchbox clean! 🙂
Believe me, if my son says it is good – it is worth a try.
Recipe: Mushrooms in almond gravy | Dhingri badaami
Ingredients:
Button Mushrooms, clean well and rinse in several turns of water to get rid of grime – 2 packets
Shelled green peas – About 1/2 cup
Tomato puree – 1 cup (I used a ready puree that day but generally I juice 6 large tomatoes and cook till thick)
Onions – 2 big, chopped fine
Almond meal – 2 to 3 tbsps. (blanch, peel, leave them in the fridge for a day before running them in short spurts to get a coarse meal)
Oil, mustard or sunflower oil – 2 tbsp.
Coriander powder – 1/2 tsp.
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Red chilli powder – As per taste
Salt – To taste
Ginger to garnish
Method:
Heat oil. Add chopped onions and saute till brown.
Add tomato puree and cook well till blended.
Add the powders, salt, peas and mushrooms and saute till well coated.
Sprinkle a little water and cook till the mushrooms exude juices and completely cook, about 3-4 minutes. Now add the almond meal a tablespoon at a time and mix till you get a rich feel.
Taste to check the spice level and adjust as per your requirement.
Garnish generously with thin ginger sticks.
42 Comments
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Sunshinemom
Poornima, I am happy you liked the recipe:)
Sunshinemom
Thanks, Andy!
Andy
Hey Sunshinemom,
I chose this recipe fo rthe T&T event hosted by Raaga. Let me also take this opportunity to let you know how much I like you blog.
Thanks fo sharing all your recipe.
Andy
http://fudnmore.blogspot.com/2009/11/tried-tasted-dhingri-badaami.html
sunshinemom
Sujatha, I am glad you enjoyed it:).
Sujatha
Hi Harini, I tried this today and came out awesome! Have posted it in my blog too.. Thanks for sharing such a nice recipe!
Sheetal Kiran
Very, very delicious … this has to one of the nicest mushroom recipes I have come across in a long time!
Lakshmi Venkatesh
Fantastic Picture. Really you make me crave for food. Will give it a try and let you know soon.
usha
i tried out ur recipe. I modified it a bit and it was delicious.. I sent it to this months MBP. Thanks for sharing the recipe with us.
vidhas
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vidhas
delicious recipe. We all love mushrooms, i will surely try.
Uj
Mushroom curry looks yummy..I love mushrooms and gravy looks delicious.. I have passed you an award 🙂
Dershana
Looks and sounds fantabulous. Never tried adding almonds into mushroom gravy.
Jude
Never had spiced mushrooms before but it sounds delicious. .
jayasree
Looks very delicious. But I am yet to develop a liking to mushroom.
Simran
Totally love mushrooms in all forms, but this is truly rich and unique
Sunshinemom
RC – Thanks for visiting! I shall be happy to have you often here:)
Nidhi – Thanks! I do agree with you – its the garnish and the look that matters!
Sabayon – Welcome to Tongue Ticklers – and do keep visiting and letting me know your suggestions:)
Rachel – Ah! Someone noticed the ginger strips too;)
Sagari, Uma – Yes, it is!!
Soma – I hope you enjoyed the result!
Mahima – Thank you, and I looked up the tag – Will do it as and when I am in mood:)
Vani – Thank you so much for the butterfly award!
Illatharasi
Come and pick up an award from my blog:)
Uma
ooh, yummy!
Mahimaa's kitchen
hey thanks your nice comments dear.. i have tagged u 🙂
Soma
This has to be good. I love mushrooms and what a royal combination of almond and mushroom. I will make this for the next party I am having at home.
Sagari
deleciouss mushroom curry
Rachel
Great one on mushrooms..love the ginger strips….
Sabayon
Wow, that looks fantastic. I love mushrooms with rich gravies and I love mushroom curry. I’ll have to give this a try, It is mushroom season after all!
Nidhi
You have got a lovely click! Yummy looking dish wins half the battle. No wonder you came home to empty bowl 🙂
RedChillies
You have a great blog going with nice pictures and writing. I am sure I will visit you more often.
Sunshinemom
Bharti – Thank you! But I am no supermom:) I manage time in the best possible way for me, let my kids study on their own and have stopped being finicky about the kids room, and my husband’s clothes rack!!
Raaji – Will appreciate if you really try! I too think many times that I would try this and that and end up with a staple or a self concocted recipe because I haven’t got a print of the recipe or have it written down:)
Divs, Usha, Supriya – Thanks!
Ruth – My pleasure, thanks!
Ruth E
This looks delicious!!!! A great entry to the mingle, thank you!
Supriya
Looks delicious…will definitely give it a try.
Usha
This looks like a very unique way of making mushrooms…looks delicious…great pics too:)
Divya Vikram
Breathtaking pic..i love mushrooms..Will try this.
raaji
Vow i have afresh packet of buton mushrooms in my fridge….sure must be waiting for your recipe…….
Bharti
Mm..love it. I adore mushrooms and almonds so this one sounds lovely to me.
How do you do it? You wake up everyday and make phulkas and subzis for tiffins? And then go to work? and then you entertain separate menus for both children?
And then you come back and make dinner?
And then blog about it?!
Amazing…kudos.
Sunshinemom
HC, Sharmila – Thanks!
Deepthi – It is! I too hate dry curries for packed lunch, but at home its OK!
Sukanya – Do give it a try!
Sweatha – Today? Wow! Let me know whether your family liked it!
Cham – Yes! I too have done that but I always felt it was slightly tangy. Possibly because I use very less masala and too many tomatoes – the almond meal in this nuetralises that!
Aparna – You’re right! My parents and my sisters don’t like it too:) I started enjoying it only because of the hostel stint, eating with friends in hotels:)
Aparna
I keep admiring all those blog posts dedicated to mushrooms and yours is no exception. But we somehow don’t seem to like the taste. 🙁
Maybe its an acquired taste.
Cham
Rich and simple side dish, I make without almond , great side for roti or rice 🙂
Sharmila
That does look delicious and tempting ! 🙂
Curry Leaf
I am always short of mushroom recipes.This looks delicious.Will try this today with rotis and keep u posted,cheers
Sukanya Ramkumar
I love mushroom curry a lot. Looks so good. Nice and clear pictures. Will try ur version. YUM!!
DEESHA
wow … that looks awesome .. trhe pic is real tempting .. my hubby loves mushrooms too & iam always on the lookout for sensational sides as he is not very much a roti person & he hates dry curries .. this one is worth a try .. good one 🙂
Happy cook
One of the best mushrrom dishes i have seen.