Thursday, May 19, 2016

Mushroom Kola Urundai | Mushroom Recipe

Tasty dish a substitute for vegetarians in the place of Mutton / Chicken .Soon will upload the step by step pictures...

Ingredients :
Button Mushrooms -250 gms
Onion - 1 chopped
Green chillies -5
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Cloves -2
Cinnamon -1/2 " stick
Cardamom -2
Garlic - 5 pods
Ginger - 1 tbspn(chopped)
Fried Gram  dal / Pottukadalai powder - 1 cup
Fennel seeds -1 tsp
Grated coconut -1/3 cup
Salt - To taste
Oil -For deep fry + 1 tbsp

Method 

*Clean the mushroom and chop them,keep it aside.

*Heat  a pan,add the chopped mushroom,cook in medium flame.The mushroom will leaves out all the water,now increase the flame and cook the mushroom until dry.Keep it aside and let it cool.

*Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a pan add the  cloves+cinnamon+cardamom,then add the garlic pods+ginger+green chillies+onion one by one.Saute it well .once the onion turns transculent switch off the flame and let it cool.

*First grind cooked mushroom to a coarse paste.Then add the cooled onion mixture+coconut+fennel seeds .Again grind it to a smooth paste.

*Transfer  the mixture a bowl add the Turmeric powder+Salt+Pottukadalai powder.Mix it well.Divide the mixture into  a equal balls.

*Heat oil in a kadai,drop the balls in hot oil.Let it cook in medium flame for  2-3 mins.Now turn into other sides so that they cooked evenly.When they are crispy and golden brown drain  from the oil .

*Serve hot with Ketchup / Green chutney

NOTE :
*Dont add water while grinding else the urundai will start to absorbs excess oil  and will be soggy.