Baked sweet potato

INGREDIENTS:

• Sweet potato -  1 (large)
• Pepper powder -  1/2 tsp
• Garlic ( crushed) - 2 nos
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Scratch off the potato skin and wash it.
• Cut it in to small wedges.
• Add garlic, pepper powder, oil and salt into the potato wedges.
• Mix them together.
• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Grease the pan with oil.
• Spread the marinated wedges in the pan.
• Bake for 5 to 7 minutes in the oven.
• Turn the other side and bake  for another 5 mins.
• Remove it from the oven when it turns light golden color.

Mushroom Rice / Mushroom Biriyani

INGREDIENTS:

• Mushroom - 20 nos
• Basmati rice - 2 cup
• Chopped onion - 2 cup
• Chopped tomato - 2 no
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tbsp
• Slit green chillies - 4 nos 
• Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Fennel seed powder - 1 tsp
• Cinnamon – 2 one inch stick
• Cardamom – 3 nos
• Cloves – 3 nos
• Bay leaves – 2 nos
• Finely chopped coriander leaves - ½ cup
• Mint leaves (Pudina ila) - ½  cup
• Ghee - 1 tbsp
• Thinly sliced Onion - 1 cup 
• Salt to taste
• Oil for frying

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Clean and cut the mushroom into half and keep aside.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan.
• Add Onions, green chillies, ginger and garlic paste.
• Sauté onion till it turns transparent.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, garam masala Powder,  fennel seed powder, salt and sauté .
• Add tomato and sauté well.
• Add mushroom into it and mix well (no need to add water).
• Slow down the flame and cover the pan and let it cook for  5 mins.
• Add corriander leaves and pudina leaves into it and cook for a minutes.
• Turn off the stove.
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Fry thinly sliced onions (for garnishing) until golden brown and remove it and keep it aside.
• Heat 1 tbsp ghee in a heavy bottomed Pan.
• Fry cinnamon, cardamom and cloves together for a minute. 
• Add drained rice and mix well.
• Add water and salt (to taste) and mix well.
• Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook.
• When the rice is half cooked, add mushroom masala and mix with the rice.
• Let it cook until the rice is cooked and all water has been absorbed.
• Garnish the biryani with fried onion and chopped corriander leaves.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with raita / pickle.

Koon Mezhukkupuratti / Mushroom Stir Fry

Koon Mezhukkupuratti / Mushroom Stir Fry is a simple dish which is served as a side dish with rice.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced Mushroom - 2 cup
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp 
• Pepper Powder - ½ tsp
• Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp 
• Curry leaves - A few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add Mushroom, Pepperpowder, Turmeric Powder, Curry leaves and Salt.
• Fry it till the Water from the mushroom completely dries up.

Recommended Combination: Koon Mezhukkupuratti / Mushroom Stir Fry can be served hot with Rice.

Koon Theeyal / Mushroom Theeyal

Theeyal is a delicious dish in Kerala. It has a rich distinct taste which makes it a distinct curry.
Koon Theeyal / Mushroom Theeyal is a variety preparation of this dish with Mushroom as the main ingredient.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced shallots(Pearl Onion) - 15 nos
• Slit Green Chilly- 4 nos
• Sliced Mushroom- 1 cup
• Grated Coconut- 1 cup
• Red Chilly Powder - 1½ tsp
• Coriander Powder- 1½ tsp
• Turmeric Powder-¼ tsp
• Fenugreek Powder- a pinch
• Tamarind - A gooseberry sized ball
• Water - ½ cup
• Curry Leaves - a few
• Salt to taste
• Oil - 2 tsp

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat 1 tsp of oil in a pan add grated coconut and saute till brown.
• Add chilly powder and coriander powder and stir for a few minutes.
• Remove from fire and allow to cool.
• Grind it to a fine paste.
• Soak tamarind in ¼ cup of warm water and take the extract from it.
• Heat 1 tsp oil in a pan.
• Add sliced onions, Green Chilly and saute, till they turn golden brown colour.
• Add sliced mushroom and saute again for 2 minutes.
• Add turmeric powder, salt and water and let it cook.
• Add tamarind juice and allow to boil.
• Add coconut paste and let it boil for 3-4 minutes.
• Remove from the fire and add curry leaves.
• Sprinkle fenugreek powder and mix well.

Recommended Combination:Koon Theeyal / Mushroom Theeyal can be serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

Koon Roast / Mushroom Roast

Mushrooms are undoubtedly delicious.
This preparation method is similar to Egg Roast, replacing egg with mushroom.

INGREDIENTS:

• Mushroom - 15 nos
• Onion - 1 nos
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Slit Green chillies - 4 nos 
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Red chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Garam Masala Powder - ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Tomato - 1 no
• Oil - 2 tbsp
• Red Chilly -2 nos
• Mustard seeds -1 tsp
• Salt - As reqd

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Clean and cut the Mushroom into half and keep aside
• Heat oil in the pan.
• Put Mustard seeds and red Chillies and allow to Splutter
• .Add Curry leaves.
• Add Onions, green Chillies, ginger and garlic paste.
• Fry Onions till it turns transparent.
• Add Tomatoes and sauté well.
• Add red chilly powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder,Garam Masala Powder, salt and sauté .
• Add Mushroom into it.
• Slow down the flame and cover the pan and let it cook for 10 - 15 mins.
• Turn off the stove when the gravy becomes thick.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi / Appam

Koon Mutta Thoran / Mushroom Mutta Thoran

Mushtoom can be used in combination with Egg to prepare delicious thoran.
It can be served with any dishes during any day time of the day.
The main ingredients for Mushroom Mutta Thoran are Onions, eggs and Mushroom.

INGREDIENTS:

• Eggs - 4 nos
• Finely Chopped Onion - 1 nos
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - pinch
• Finely chopped mushroom -2 ½cup
• Green Chilly(Chopped) - 3 nos 
• Grated coconut - 4 tbsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Curry leaves - few
• Salt to taste

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Beat the eggs and keep aside. 
• Heat oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and Red chilly and allow to splutter.
• Add the chopped onion, green chilly and saute well till the Onion turns transparent..
• Add chopped mushroom , turmeric powder, salt and allow to cook.
• Cook the mushroom well and when water has dried up.
• Add coconut and mix well.
• Add the beaten egg and scrambled it well.
• Stir continuously till the egg is well cooked and dried up.
• Add curry leaves, pepper powder and stir well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi

Koon Thoran / Mushroom Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut,and garlic.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced Mushroom - 2cup
• Onion(Chopped) - 1 nos
• Chilly powder - ½ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut - ½ cup
• Garlic -1 nos
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow Mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with Turmeric powder and Salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut,Garlic and Chilly Powder.
• Once the Mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add crushed Coconut mix.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice.

Koon Maasala Thoran / Mushroom Masala Thoran

Mushrooms are very low in carbohydrates.
It is a good source of niacin containing as much as in meat .
Mushroom thoran is made up of Mushroom, Onion, Coconut and Masala.

INGREDIENTS:

• Sliced mushroom- - 2 cup
• Onion(Chopped)- 1 nos
• Green Chilly(roundly cut)-2 nos
• Chilly powder- ½ tsp
• Corriander Powder- ½ tsp
• Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder- ¼ tsp
• Turmeric powder - ¼ tsp
• Pepper Powder - ¼ tsp
• Grated Coconut-¼ cup
• Mustard seeds – ½ tsp
• Red Chilly-2 nos
• Salt – to taste
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Curry leaves- few

PREPARATION METHOD:

• Heat oil in a pan and allow mustard seeds and Red chilly to splutter.
• Add Chopped Onion, Green Chilly into it and saute well.
• When Onion turns transparent add sliced mushroom along with turmeric powder and salt.
• Cover the pan with a lid and cook well.(no need to add water)
• Crush Grated Coconut, Aniseed(Perimjeerakam) Powder, Corriander powder and Chilly Powder.
• Once the mushroom cooked well and water dries up, add Crushed Coconut mix.
• Add Pepper powder and mix well.
• Remove thoran from the fire after 2 minutes.
• Add Curry leaves and mix well.

Recommended Combination: Serve hot with Rice / Chappathi