Matar mushroom recipe | How to make matar mushroom recipe

Matar mushroom recipe – Matar mushroom is a Indian side dish made of green peas & mushrooms. It is mildly spiced and tastes good with plain rice, chapati or plain parathas. It can also be packed in the lunch box.

I have made this with white button mushrooms, one of the variety with the highest amount of antioxidants that help us to improve the immunity & neutralize cancer causing free radicals. If you are one who hasn’t yet included them in your diet, try them since they provide us lot of nutrition & health benefits.

Matar mushroom can be made to a gravy or sabzi. To make matar mushroom gravy, you can just follow this recipe of Matar paneer.

In this recipe, mushrooms are slowed cooked in their own moisture hence the curry tastes very delicious & aromatic. This easy and quick matar mushroom can be made just under 25 mins.

For more mushroom recipes You may check
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Kadai mushroom
Mushroom pepper fry
Simple mushroom curry
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Matar mushroom recipe

Matar mushroom recipe | How to make matar mushroom

Simple matar mushroom recipe – Matar mushroom is a dry stir fry dish made of green peas and mushrooms. It can be eaten with rice or roti.

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time10 minutes

Total Time20 minutes

Servings3 people

AuthorSwasthi

Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )

Ingredients to make matar mushroom

• 1½ tbsp oil or ghee
• ½ tsp cumin or jeera
• ¾ to 1 cup onions finely chopped (about 2 medium)
• 1 green chili slit (optional)
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• ¾ cup tomatoes – deseeded & chopped or pureed
• ¼ tsp Salt or as needed
• ½ to ¾ cup frozen peas or boiled peas
• 180 to 200 grams mushrooms (about 1½ cups sliced)
• ¾ tsp garam masala (use more if desired)
• 1/8 tsp Turmeric or haldi
• ¾ tsp coriander powder
• ½ to ¾ tsp red chili powder
• 2 tbsp Coriander leaves chopped finely

How to make the recipe

Preparation for matar mushroom

• Wash and chop onions, green chilies and set aside. Deseed and chop tomatoes or puree them.
• Rinse the mushrooms and set aside. Slice them when you are just about to add them to the pan.

Making matar mushroom

• Heat oil in a pan. Add cumin and allow to splutter. 
• Fry onions and chili until golden.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw flavors go away.
• Next put in the tomatoes with salt and fry until mushy.
• Add garam masala and chili powder. Saute until the mix leaves the sides.
• Then add peas and mushrooms along with a dash of turmeric. Fry for 4 to 5 mins on a medium heat.
• Cover and cook on a low flame until done. Stir in between if needed.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve matar mushroom with rice or chapathi.

NUTRITION

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 7g | Sodium: 341mg | Potassium: 510mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 19.2mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 2.1mg

How to make matar mushroom

1. Pour oil to a hot pan. Saute cumin in hot oil for a minute.

2. Add onions and fry until golden.

3. Next add garlic ginger paste.

4. Fry until the raw smell goes away.

5. Add tomatoes and sprinkle salt. On a medium flame fry until the tomatoes turn mushy. While the tomatoes cook, wash and cut mushrooms. Slice them and halve if they are large.

6. Sprinkle red chili powder and garam masala or meat masala.

7. Saute together until the mixture begins to leave oil.

Making matar mushroom

8. Add peas, mushrooms and turmeric.

9. Saute on a medium flame for 4 to 5 mins.

10. Cover and cook on a low flame.

11. After a while mushrooms leave some moisture.

12. Stir and cook further until done. Add chopped coriander leaves & grated ginger if you like.

Enjoy matar mushroom with rice or roti.