And speaking of mushrooms, i like fresh white ones. One thing about the mushrooms is it gets dark when kept for long time. Proper wrapping with ziploc or storing them in air-tight containers can help. Mushrooms combined with green channa was so delicious as a side dish. Here is some of 'em for you.
10 to 15 nos.- White button mushrooms
1 Cup - Frozen or fresh green channa or garbanzo
1 - Medium Onion Chopped
3 - Medium Tomatoes chopped
1 tsp - turmeric powder
1 tsp - red chilli powder
1 tsp - corriander powder
1 tsp - cumin powder
1 tsp - garam masala
1 tsp of Kasuri methi
1 tsp - cumin seeds for tadka
1 tbsp - oil
Salt to taste
Fresh cilantro to garnish
Remove stems from mushrooms, clean and with a neat cloth wipe the surface of the mushrooms to remove any dirt. Cut into halves or any shape. Wash channa into two to three runnings of water, drain and set aside. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let the cumin seed splutter. Add turmeric powder to them. Then add the onion and fry till transparent. Add mushrooms and saute for two minutes. Add Chopped tomatoes to the pan and cook till the tomatoes are mushy and mixes with the mushroom. Stir in red chilli powder, corriander powder, cumin powder and mix well to coat the mushroom with the masala. Let the spices cook for two minutes. Add green channa and enough water and let it cook covered for 10 minutes. Stir in the garam masala and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. By then the mushrooms should be soft and green channa doesn't require more time to cook. Mix the kasuri methi and cook for another minute and then garnish with cilantro.
Serve hot with naan or your favourite rotis.
Add-on...
Add quarter cup of milk or cream before adding the garam masala. This would give the dish a rich creamy colour.


6 comments:
Hi AV, I have never made green channa. Does it taste like the black ones? your dish sure looks great!!
cheers
sharmi
hey, mushroom chana sure is such a nice change from the mushroom & peas subzi that I usually make, nice one.
thanks
Hi Sharmi,
The taste is more or less same, but they are so fresh.
Richa,
Thanks. Yes, it sure is an alternative to peas.
Hello, I think this is my first time here....what i found interesting is ur passion for interior decor and I am happy to find someone with the same interest. Some of the links in ur Decor section is new to me...and apartment therapy is one site i used to frequent almost every now and then before i got into food blogging. :)
Shn
I buy frozen green chana for it's color. Your's seem to be green even after cooking. I am so mad to see my green chana which had turned brown by the time I open the packet. Do you ever have this problem?
Mishmash,
Thanks for dropping by. I do love interior designing, and have an idea of doing a course on that too.
Hi Suma,
Haven't really faced that problem of green chana becoming brown. I try to use it within a week or two after buying them frozen. Thanks.
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