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Mushroom Pepper Fry

Gayathri Vijayakumar
Mushroom Pepper Fry is an easy South Indian dish made with mushroom, fresh aromatic spices and bell peppers in less than 20 minutes. This is a spice lovers' delight. This restaurant style mushroom pepper fry dry is perfect as a side dish or an evening snack.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

For the Spice Powder

  • 2 Red Chillies
  • 2 tsp Peppercorns
  • 1 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp Cumin seeds

For the Mushroom Pepper Fry

  • 2 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
  • 1 spring Curry Leaves
  • 1 Onion finely chopped
  • 1 inch Ginger crushed
  • 3 cloves Garlic crushed
  • 300 gms Mushroom chopped into medium cubes
  • 1/2 cup Bell Pepper chopped into medium cubes
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder

Instructions
 

  • Heat a pan. Once hot, add the ingredients listed under "For the Spice Powder". Saute well on medium flame till well roasted & a nice aroma comes. Switch off. Once cooled down, make a fine powder.
  • In the same pan, add oil. Once hot, add mustard seeds, curry leaves. Once it splutters, add crushed ginger & garlic. Saute for a minute and add sliced onions. Saute till it turns light brown.
  • Add bell pepper and saute for 5 minutes. Then add chopped mushrooms, turmeric powder & salt. Mix it together and add the freshly ground spice powder. Cook on medium-high flame for few mins until the mushrooms become dry and well roasted with the powder.
  • Garnish with fresh curry leaves & serve.

Notes

Adjust spices to your taste. 
Coconut oil, Sesame oil or Ghee goes can be used in this recipe.
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