Kadai Mushroom with Step-by-Step pictures and detailed recipe. Kadai Mushroom is a spicy and tangy tomato-based gravy combined with mushrooms and onions. The gravy tastes absolutely mouth-watering and is flavorsome as we use freshly ground spices in this recipe.
Restaurant Style Kadai Mushroom sabzi is very popular that has a prominent flavor of tomatoes and Kadhai masala. This gravy can be mixed with Paneer and also with other vegetables. Kadai Basic gravy is reddish-brown in color and very spicy because of the use of red chilies.
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The specialty of Kadai Mushroom is that it is cooked in Kadai, an Indian Wok which is commonly available in most Indian homes. However, you can cook it in a regular non-stick pan as well. Moreover, the spices used in Kadai Mushroom masala are freshly ground to give amazing flavors and aromas.
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Kadai Mushroom
Ingredients
- Ingredients For Kadai Masala
- 2 tsp Cumin Seeds
- ½ tsp Peppercorns
- 3-4 cinnamon sticks
- 3-4 cloves
- 4-5 dry red chilies
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 2 tsp coriander seeds not shown in the picture
- For Kadai Gravy
- 1 tbsp oil or ghee
- 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup onion paste
- 1 cup tomato puree
- 1 big tomato chopped
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp Kashmiri red chili powder
- salt as per taste
Instructions
- Method for Kadai Masala
- Firstly, heat a pan and combine all the ingredients mentioned in the List of Kadai masala. Alternatively, you can roast the spices on a Tawa or griddle as well.
- Now dry roast all the ingredients on a lower flame or 1 minute, while stirring continuously till the aroma releases.
- Once the spices cool down, blend in a mixer to a fine powder and keep it aside.
- Method for Kadai Gravy
- Heat oil or ghee in a Kadai, add ginger garlic paste and saute it for a few seconds.
- Now add onion paste, for this chop onion into small chunks, and puree it into a blender. Saute it for 2 minutes till the onions turn brown.
- Now add tomato puree and chopped tomatoes in it, mix well and cook it for 6-7 minutes till oil | ghee separates while stirring continuously.
- Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, and Kadai masala in the gravy and cook for another 2 minutes till the masala blends well in the gravy.
Nutrition
Step-by-Step Recipe of Kadai Mushroom
Method for Kadai Masala
1. Firstly, heat a pan and combine all the ingredients mentioned in the List of Kadai masala. Alternatively, you can roast the spices on a Tawa or griddle as well.
2. Now dry roast all the ingredients on a lower flame or 1 minute, while stirring continuously till the aroma releases.
3. Once the spices cool down, blend in a mixer to a fine powder and keep it aside.
Method for Kadai Gravy
4. Heat oil or ghee in a Kadai, add ginger garlic paste and saute it for a few seconds.
5. Now add onion paste, chop the onion into small chunks, and puree it into a blender. Saute it for 2 minutes till the onions turn brown.
6. Now add tomato puree and chopped tomatoes in it, mix well and cook it for 6-7 minutes till oil | ghee separates while stirring continuously.
7. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder, and Kadai masala in the gravy and cook for another 2 minutes till the masala blends well in the gravy.
How to make Kadai Gravy with detailed pictures
How to proceed
8. Wash the mushrooms in running water and cut them into halves. Also, slice onions and keep it aside.
9. Heat oil in a pan, add sliced onion, and mushrooms in the oil. Cook on a medium to high flame, for 5 minutes stirring once or twice in between, till they are caramelized and soft.
10. Mix mushrooms and onion in the gravy and simmer it for another 3-4 minutes. Switch off the flame and transfer Kadai Mushroom in a bowl, garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve it hot.
Recipe Notes
- For the best Kadai Mushroom sabzi, it is advisable to use freshly ground spices for the gravy.
- Also, use fresh spices and not too old, else there won’t be much flavor to it and the sabzi will not taste good.
- If you do not have time to prepare fresh Kadai Masala, then you can use Garam masala, however, the taste will change a bit.
- Using red dry Kashmiri chilies will give a good color to the gravy and also won’t be too spicy.
- I do not use fresh cream in any Kadai gravy as it reduces the spiciness of the sabzi.
- However, you can add other vegetables too in this Kadai mushroom.
- If you want to make this gravy richer, then add cashew nuts to this recipe.
Finally, do try out this Mushroom Fried Rice if you are looking for quick, delicious, and one-pot rice dish.
