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Easy mushroom curry

I just tried a quick and easy mushroom recipe and it turned out very well so sharing it here.

 Ingredients

  • 200 gm mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 large onion, finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
  • 2 teaspoons of olive oil
  • 2 teaspoons of garlic paste

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Method

  • Heat a pan and add oil and fry onions for few minutes.
  • Once onion started browning, add garlic cumin, coriander, chili and turmeric and continue to cook over medium heat for 4-5 minutes.

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  • Add water when the mixture becomes too dry but make sure that the paste in not too runny.
  • Add mushroom, tomato paste and salt into the pan and mix well.

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  • Add ½ cup of water and mix well and let it simmer for few minutes.

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  • Mushroom curry is ready when the water evaporates and the sauce becomes thick.

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  • Serve it with your favourite food; I served mine with Aloo paratha.

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Aloo paratha

When I was young and living in Nepal, my mum used to make aloo paratha from time to time. Yesterday for some reason that is what I felt like having and wanted to surprise hubby as well with some nice food so this was my first attempt at making the delicious aloo paratha.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup wheat flour (Makes 6 parathas)
  • 1/2 cup water (Use more as needed)
  • 2 medium potatoes
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 chopped green chili
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh coriander
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
  • 3 teaspoons of ghee

Method

  • In a container, mix flour, pinch of salt and water and knead to make dough. The dough is done when it is smooth and doesn’t stick on your hand.

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  • Set the dough aside and cover it, which will help to make a soft roti.
  • Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker until it is cooked.
  • Once cooked, drain the water and let the potatoes cool down.
  • Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle, peel and mash them.
  • Add green chilies, chopped fresh coriander, cumin seeds, cumin powder, coriander powder and salt to the mashed potatoes. Mix well like the way you knead dough.

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  • Divide the potatoes into 6 equal parts and make six balls out of them.
  • Divide the dough also into 6 equal parts and make six balls out of them too.

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  • Take a dough ball and roll using a rolling pin it to make a circle of around 3 inch wide. Use dry flour under the dough while rolling if the dough starts sticking to the rolling pan.

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  • Now add the potato ball in the middle of this dough circle and pull the edges to wrap the potatoes.

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  • Repeat the process for all balls.

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  • Take these wrapped potatoes balls and roll it lightly to make a roti around 6 inches in width. As there is potatoes filling, do not press too hard and use dry flour if potatoes or dough started sticking to the rolling pan.

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  • Heat a non-stick pan and make sure it is hot and dry.
  • Put the rolled paratha on the pan and cook for a minute or until it is lightly brown on one side.

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  • Once it is brown on one side, flip the paratha to another side and cook it until brown too.
  • Once the partha is cooked, add ½ teaspoon of ghee and press the paratha with a spatula.

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  • Flip again and press with a spatula making sure the paratha is golden-brown on both sides.

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  • Paratha are best served hot and crispy.

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Its Friday today, I am looking forward to the weekend.

Take care everyone,

M from nepaliaustralian

XOXO

Aloo Chop

Aloo means potatoes in Nepali and this is a simple Nepali vegetarian dish.

Ingredients

  • 5 medium-sized potatoes
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 2 cups gram flour (besan)
  • 3-4 green chillies finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon of ginger paste
  • 2 teaspoons of  garlic paste
  • 1 lemon (squeezed)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • A pinch of  baking soda
  • Salt to taste
  • Oil for deep frying

Method:

  • Boil the potatoes (use pressure cooker if you have one) and make a mash after peeling off the skin.
  • Add chopped onion, chillies, ginger, garlic, lime and salt and mix well. Make sure the mixture is a bit lumpy and not too smooth like a paste.
  • Heat two spoon oil and add the mustard seeds and curry leaves. When the mustard crackles, remove from heat and add to the potato mixture and mix well.

  • In one bowl, make a batter from gram flour and baking soda.
  • Add salt to taste, cumin seeds, red chilli powder and turmeric powder.
  • The batter should not be runny and should remain a bit thick.
  • Divide the potato mixture into equal sized portions, in the size of small egg.  and make a flat disc shape.

  • Dip each disc in the batter and deep fry till golden brown in colour.
  • Serve hot with achar/ketchup

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