Mushroom pepper fry recipe – Quick healthy and tasty mushroom pepper fry to serve with rice or roti. It can also be used as a stuffing to sandwiches or wraps. The unique flavor and taste comes from the slow cooking method and the aromatic pepper and fennel/saunf powder that is used. Perfect for the winters to serve with hot rice and ghee.
Mushrooms and capsicum make a great pair in stir fry dishes, curries and even in fried rice. This mushroom pepper fry can also be made without capsicums but you will miss the delicate flavor that they lend to the dish.
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Mushroom pepper fry recipe below
Mushroom pepper fry
Ingredients (1 cup = 240ml )
- 1¼ cup mushrooms sliced if needed halved
- ½ cup onion or 1 sliced thinly
- 1 to 2 green chilies deseeded slit(optional)
- ½ cup capsicum or bell pepper julienned
- 1 tsp pepper corn
- ¼ to ½ tsp saunf (¼ for mild flavor)
- ½ tsp cumin or jeera
- 2 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- Salt as needed
- 1 large tomato deseeded or pureed (about ¾ cup if chopped, 1 cup cubed large)
- 1 tbsp oil or ghee
How to make the recipe
Preparation
- Powder saunf and pepper together. Set aside.
Making mushroom pepper fry
- Saute garlic and cumin in oil until they begin to smell good.
- Add tomatoes or puree, salt and turmeric. Cook until the tomato mixture turns thick, mushy and soft.
- Saute capsicum, chilies and onions on a medium high flame until the raw smell of onions is gone. If you like to keep the onions and capsicum crunchy, skip this step and add after the mushrooms are half done.
- Saute mushrooms for 3 to 4 mins.
- Add crushed pepper saunf and curry leaves. Fry for 2 to 3 mins until you begin to smell the spices good.
- Cover and cook on a low heat until the mushrooms are done.
- Serve mushroom pepper fry with rice or roti or stuffing to wraps and sandwiches.
NUTRITION
Preparation for mushroom pepper fry
1. Add 1 tsp pepper and ½ tsp saunf to a blender. You can adjust the quantity as needed. But this is the quantity i use and the flavors are overpowering, that is how we like. If you like the mild flavors then use ¾ tsp pepper and ¼ tsp saunf.
2. Powder it and set aside.
How to make mushroom pepper fry recipe
3. Heat a pan with ghee or oil. Fry cumin and garlic until a good smell comes out.
4. Add deseeded tomatoes, either pureed, chopped finely or cubed. I prefer to use large cubes, as it becomes easy to discard the tomato skin once cooked. Also sprinkle salt and turmeric.
5. I covered and cooked on low flame until they turned soft. While the tomatoes cook, wash the mushrooms and slice them as desired.
6. Cook until the tomatoes turn mushy. If using puree cook until it thickens. When the tomatoes turn soft, I discard the skin with the help of a fork.
7. Add sliced onions and capsicum. You can add in deseeded slit green chilies if using.
8. Saute for 2 to 3 mins until the raw smell goes away.
Stir fry mushrooms
9. Add mushrooms.
10. Fry for 3 to 4 mins.
11. Add pepper and saunf powder along with curry leaves.
12. Saute for 2 to 3 mins.
13. Cover and cook on a low flame until the mushrooms are done to your liking.
Keep covered until you serve.
Serve mushroom pepper fry with rice or roti.
Laura says
What is saunf? I cant find it in a dictionary or google
swasthi says
Hi Laura,
Saunf is fennel seeds. I will update in the recipe
Geeta V. Shirodkar says
I tried this recipe today and it turned out just Amazing!😍
swasthi says
Thank you so much Geeta
Ravi says
Unique for sure, tried it out and it was perfectly done. Thanks for such a delicious recipe.
swasthi says
Welcome Ravi
Thanks for the comment
Janani says
Nice recipe .i tried . so tasty
swasthi says
Thanks Janani
Sonali Vinnakota says
I could alomost smell them! Yummy! 🙂 You have a new fan in me. Will try your recipes.
swasthi says
Thanks Sonali
So glad reading your comment.
🙂
Manju says
I tried mushroom pepper fry …thamks for awsome recipeee
swasthi says
Welcome Manju
Happy to know it turned out good.
Thank you
kamaldekate says
आदरणीय,
स्वास्थी जी,
मैने आपकी कुछ recipe स्वयं cook किया है जैसे कि – ” पालक पनीर ” , ” चिकेन लाॅलीपाप ” और खीर आदि । मेरी विभिन्न हाॅबियों मे तरह तरह से भोजन तैयार करना भी शामिल है । आपकी recipe तैयार करने मे मुझे बहूत आनन्द आया, सहजता के साथ ही स्वाद भी उम्दा रहा । अपने स्वाद अनुरूप छोटा-मोटा फेरबदल भी बेहतर अनुभव करा गया आशा है मुझे आपसे काफी कुछ सीखने मिलेगा ।
धन्यवाद्
swasthi says
Hello Kamal ji
Thanks for your compliments. Glad to know you tried so many recipes and liked them.
🙂
Shar says
Hi love your recipes. I have tried kadai mashroom, tomato curry beerakaya chutney & breerakaya fry. They came out really well. Your recipes give me confidance that I can cook well. Esp. In a situation where my MIL is waiting for me to go wrong in cooking. I am enjoying trying them out. Your instructions are very clear. Thanks a ton.
swasthi says
Welcome Shar
So Glad to know the recipes are useful and you have been trying them.
🙂
Thanks for the feedback
Meena says
After mushroom is added it has left water
..should I wait till all d water is dried out before adding saunf and pepper powder
swasthi says
Yes meena. The moisture has to dry up. Just cook on a high flame it will evaporate quickly
gayatri says
I tried this recipe today. I generally don’t like mushrooms much but I loved the taste of mushrooms in this recipe. Awesome!
swasthi says
Thanks Gayatri
Priya says
Fantastic tasting! I have loved all your recipes so far. They are the best 🙂 Only suggestion for this recipe…I added 2 green mirchi for a little spice after adding onion.
swasthi says
Hi Priya,
Thanks a lot. Yes chilies would be a good addition to spice it up more. For most recipes, you may not find chilies since my younger son still cannot tolerate the heat. I will update the chilies in the recipe. Thanks again for the feedback and suggestion
Manisha says
yum yum, love your recipes. This one is our favorite at home. Thanks for the quick delicious mushroom recipe
swasthi says
welcome Manisha
Thanks for the feedback. Glad to know you all like this.
supriya reddy says
hi swathi recipe looks yummy will definitely try out
swasthi says
Thanks supriya
jayshree says
Very much inviting recipe. Will soon try this.
swasthi says
Thanks Jayshree
Do try and share with us how it turned out