Mushroom Chettinad Recipe

• 3 cups Mushrooms (cleaned and chopped)
• Minced Cilantro for garnishing
• 1 tsp Tamarind paste
• Salt to taste
  
  For spice mixture:
• 2 Dried Red Chillies
• 1 tbsp Chana Dal
• 5 Black Peppercorns
  
  For tempering:
• 1 tsp Mustard Seeds
• 5 Fresh Curry Leaves
• 1 tbsp Vegetable oil

• Saute together all the ingredients for spice mixture.
• Cool and make fine powder by grinding in a coffee grinder.
• 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.
• Now add tamarind paste and stir the mixture for a minute.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve with rice.