Mushroom Thoran

Ingredients

Sliced Mushroom ~ 2 cups

Onions ~ 1 No ( Medium size )

Grated coconut ~ 1/3 cup

Chopped Garlic ~ 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder ~ 1/4 tsp

Red chilly powder ~ 1/4 tsp

Garam Masala ~ 1/4 tsp

Cumin seeds ~ 2 pinch

Green chillies ~ 3-4 Nos

Shallots ~ 3-4 Nos

Curry leaves

Urad Dal ( Uzhunnu ) ~ 1tbsp

Dry red chillies ~ 2-3 Nos

Oil

Salt

Method

• First chop onion and mushrooms. Then grind coarsely grated coconut ,green chillies, cumin seeds, turmeric powder, red chilly powder, garam masala, shallots and chopped garlic by adding very little water.

• Then heat oil in pan and add mustard seeds. When the mustard seeds crackles, add dry red chillies followed by curry leaves and urad dal.When urad dal turns light brown in color, add chopped onions and saute till it becomes translucent.

• Then add the ground coconut mixture along with enough salt and fry it in low flame till all the water in it evaporates. But do make sure not to burn the coconut.Then add chopped mushrooms and cook covered for 5 minutes. Note: No need to add water.

• After 5 minutes, cook uncovered till all the water evaporates and then remove from the flame. ( Note : When we cook mushrooms, it will give off its juices. So that's why we need to cook till all the juices get evaporated and till the mushrooms become tender.)

Note: I bought sliced mushrooms from the grocery shop and it was already cleaned. But if your mushrooms are dirty then obviously you have to clean it. But do make sure not to wash the mushrooms but just wipe it with a damp paper towel because when we wash mushrooms, it might take in lots of water. I got this tip from Sherin and I found it very helpful so thought of sharing with you all. Thanks a lot Sherin. :)

Enjoy Mushroom Thoran with Rice.

Cheers,