Mushroom Bhaji

Time

Yield

4 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

3 to 4 tbsp. oil
1 md. onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 tsp. ground turmeric
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. ground cumin
1 tsp. ground coriander
3/4 tsp. salt, or
to taste
1 tbsp. tomato paste
8 oz. sm. mushrooms

Instructions

Heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onion until lightly browned. Lower heat and add the garlic, turmeric, chili powder, coriander and cumin. Stir and fry the spices, adding approximately 1 tbsp. water to prevent the spices from sticking to the bottom of the pan. As soon as this water evaporates, add a little more. Continue until you have fried the spices approximately 5 minutes. Add the salt and tomato paste; mix well and add the mushrooms. Stir until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed. Sprinkle in approximately 2 tbsp. water and cover the pan. Simmer for 10 minutes.

Author's Comments

The finished dish should have a small amount of sauce, but it should not runny. If necessary take the lid off and cook quickly until the sauce is reasonably thick.

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5 Recipe Reviews

Roger Wilkins

Roger Wilkins reviewed Mushroom Bhaji on May 2, 2003

Congratulations to Kathleen Morrison for an excellent recipe of this popular dish, which captures a very authentic taste. I make one small addition and that is to obtain a slightly "burnt taste" which I enjoy at my local Indian Restaurant. The method to achieve this is right at the end of cooking. Add tsp of ground pepper and flame the mix with a gas torch until the mushrooms just blacken slightly. Sprinkle with lime juice before serving. Try it, you will be pleasantly surprised!
Keep smiling and happy cooking (indian of course!)

sharonfrancis

sharonfrancis reviewed Mushroom Bhaji on July 27, 2014

This is amazing, I have made it twice now and the only changes that I made was to reduce the chilli powder as I use cayenne pepper. I used 1/4 tsp, everyone says its very authentic

sharonfrancis

sharonfrancis reviewed Mushroom Bhaji on July 27, 2014

This is amazing, I have made it twice now and the only changes that I made was to reduce the chilli powder as I use cayenne pepper. I used 1/4 tsp, everyone says its very authentic

janapan

janapan reviewed Mushroom Bhaji on January 24, 2015

Thank you Kathleen Morrison, I loved you Mushroom Bahji recipe and will definitely make it again

clive_s

clive_s reviewed Mushroom Bhaji on July 19, 2015

Lovely used butter and oil for a more authentic asia taste. Will be making it again