This is one recipe i can take absolutely full credit for since it has not been inspired by anything ive ever tasted or seen before....it's a pure figment of my imagination and an ingenious experiment whose result have left a very happy hubby and me.
All attempts to find recipes for stuffed mushrooms led to Continental food websites containing cheese and ingredients i had never even heard about. A few Indian recipes found were for starters. As they say "Neccesity is the mother of all Invention/Creativity", i set about to discover my own recipe for Stuffed Mushroom masala. All i knew is that i wanted to stuff my mushrooms with spinach and i also wanted a creamy gravy as a base. Here's what i did....
Ingredients:
1/2lb big size button mushrooms
1 onion
1 clove of garlic
1 cup shredded spinach
2 chopped green chilies
1/2tsp chilli pdr
1 tsp garam masala
7-8 cashew nuts
2 tsp curds
1 tsp vinegar
salt
oil
Method:
Clean Mushrooms well and cut out the stems to create a hollow space. Dice the stems seperately.
Lightly steam the spinach.
Add a tsp of oil and lightly saute the mushroom cups in it. Keep aside.
In the same pan, saute garlic, green chillies and onions till colour changes. Add diced stems
Add salt, chilli pdr, garam masala.
Add spinach and vinegar and saute for a few min.
Stuff the mushooms with some of this mixture. Keep aside
The rest of the sauteed mixture, grind together with cashewnuts and curds to form a creamy paste.
In the same pan, add some oil and saute the grinded mixture.
Add the stuffed mushrooms.
Cover and cooks for 5-7 mins.
Serve hot with flavoured rice. I served it with fried rice. It was wiped off so fast. I had to immediately write this post before the recipe gets wiped off from my memory. Just in case my hubby ask me to recreate this magic again.
