Sunday 14 August 2016

MILKY MUSHROOM KUZAMBU

A Perfect thick masala mushroom gravy suits as an extraordinary side dish for hot steamed rice, idlies, dosais and other south main dishes as well as north Indian special roties, chapathies phulkas and poories.

The health benefits of mushrooms include relief from high cholesterol. breast cancer, prostate cancer and diabetes. It also supports to weight loss and increases the strength of our immune system. I hope that you know the miraculous beneficial effects of mushrooms. They are edible fungi with various scientific name Agaricus. There are so many species which are having more potential values with high lean protein content. Mushrooms are a good source of iron and over 90 % of nutritive iron, amino acids etc.

Milky white mushrooms are sauteed in spicy masala. When you taste this masala kuzhambu, you will go crazy to have more and more intake. You can't wait to try it out yourselves. The perfect blend of masalas and milky mushrooms makes its fantastic taste.

Let us move to view how to make....

Ingredients:

Milky mushrooms 500 gms
Coconut grates one cup
Fried gram one tablespoon
Tomato one medium size
Shallots one cup
Red chillies one or two
Cloves four
Cinnamon three sticks
bay leaves two
Curry leaves  15 nos
Ginger grates one tablespoon
Garlic grates one tablespoon
Turmeric one spoon
Coriander powder two teaspoons
Red chilly powder one spoon
Curry masal powder one tablespoon
Cilantro leaves finely chopped one tablespoon
Cooking oil one and a half tablespoon
mustard seeds
Salt required.

Procedure:

Blend the coconut grates and fried grams with required water to make a paste.
Heat the cooking oil with mustard seeds in a dry wok over a medium flame.
Allow to crackle and add shallots and curry leaves and red chillies two nos.
Add cinnamons, cloves bay leaves.Saute for a while.
Add turmeric powder, red chilly powder, coriander powder and curry masal powder.
Let the flame be in low level.
Add ginger and garlic grates and saute for a while.
Add Tomato dices and saute again.
Add mushrooms.
Saute well and add coconut paste with an adequate water.
Add required salt.
Mix well.
Allow to boil for ten minutes until the gravy texture reached.
Add cilantro leaves.
















Milky Mushroom masal kuzhambu is ready to serve with any main dish.. An unique blend of spices with mushrooms..! do check out of your own..! 


KADALAI BURFI/PEANUT BURFI

This delicious crispy candy is made with deskinned peanuts and jaggery. This is very famous and favourite brittle in our area. It is available in all the departmental stores, any grocery store and even in petty shops. It is liked by the children and adults unconditionally. This candy can be made in our home. The preparation is so easy and quick.

Ingredients:

Roasted groundnuts 500 gms
jaggery 400 gms
ghee to grease
cardamom powder half spoon optional

Procedure:

Rub the groundnuts (Should be fresh and genuine nuts)
Clean the skins and collect the genuine and good quality nuts in a bowl.
Melt the jaggery with two cups of water and heat the syrup to two string consistency.
Meanwhile, grease the plate with little ghee.
Pour the syrup into the bowl containing nuts.
Mix well quickly.
Spread the nuts with jaggery in the greased plate evenly.
The mixing process should be very fast otherwise, the mixed contents will get tightened.
Wait for few minutes.
Cut the contents with sharp knife deeply.
Remove the rectangular or square shaped burfies from the plate.
Store in the dry  and airtight container. 
They have long shelf life.











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