How to Mushroom Chettinad

Mushroom Chettinad is making mushrooms in the Chettinad style.I'm not sure if in olden days these South Indian Asians used mushrooms.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• • 3 Cups mushrooms
• • Minced coriander
• • 1 tsp Tamarind paste
• • Salt to taste
• • For spice mixture:
• • 2 red chillies
• • 1 tbsp Split yellow peas
• • 5 Black peppercorn
• For tempering: • 1 tsp Mustard seeds • 5 Fresh curry leaves • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil

1. Ingredients:
   • 3 Cups cleaned and chopped mushrooms
   • Chopped green coriander / cilantro leaves
   • 1 tsp Tamarind paste
   • Salt to taste
   • For spice mixture:
   • 2 Dried red chillies
   • 1 tbsp Split yellow peas
   • 5 Black peppercorns
   • For tempering:
   • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
   • 5 Fresh curry leaves
   • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil
2. Cooking Instructions:
   • Saute together all the ingredients for spice mixture.
   • Cool and make fine powder by grinding in a grinder.
3. • Heat oil in a pan and fry mustard seeds and curry leaves for few seconds.
   • Add the mushrooms and saute. Add salt to taste.
   • Add the spice mixture when mushrooms start releasing water.
   • Saute them for a few minutes on medium heat.
4. • Now add tamarind paste and stir the mixture for a minute.
   • Garnish with coriander leaves.
   • Serve with rice.

Tips & Warnings

• Typical ingredients make a cusine.Cilantro isn't one neither is mushroom but if you don't have them using substitutes is not going to harm.The original dish is made of meat probably.
• Refer to RESOURCES below for typical Chettinad cuisine.
• Chettinad samil (SAMIL is the word for cooking(English)/cuisine(French)in Tamil.No need to go ga ga over the cliche "CUISINE"