Mushroom Simlamirch Sabzi

Today’s recipe is a simple yet delicious sabzi made using mushrooms and capsicum. In this sabzi, the heat from the spices is balanced by the mildness of fresh cream. This sabzi can be paired with rotis or plain paranthas.

If you are interested in other sabzi recipes (without gravy) that pair well with rotis and paranthas or can be made as a side dish with dal and rice, check out these recipes: Kurkuri Bhindi, Baingan Ka bharta, Matar Paneer, Brinjal Fry, and many more on my MY KITCHEN page.

Also, check out these: 8 Quick and Easy Potato Side Dishes Made the Indian Way

Now, let’s start:

Equipment Needed:

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Ingredients needed to make Mushroom Capsicum Sabzi:

• 150 gm Button Mushrooms
• 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
• 3-4 Cloves
• 1 Small Cinnamon stick
• 8-10 Cashews; broken
• 8-10 Curry Leaves
• 2 Green Chillies; slit
• 2 Medium-Sized Onions; Thinly sliced
• 1 Medium-Sized Tomato-Thinly Sliced
• 1 Medium-Sized Capsicum-Thinly Sliced
• Salt; to taste
• ⅓ tsp Turmeric Powder
• 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder
• 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• ½ tsp Garam Masala Powder
• 2 tbsp Fresh Cream
• 1 tbsp Kasuri methi (Dry Fenugreek leaves)
• 1 tbsp Finely chopped fresh coriander leaves

Method to make Mushroom Capsicum Sabzi:

• Wash and chop the mushrooms into slices.
  
  
  
• Heat oil in a pan. Add cloves and cinnamon. Fry them on medium heat for a few seconds.
  
  
  
• Add cashews, curry leaves and green chillies. Fry them for about 30 seconds.
  
  
  
• Add onions. Fry them till they turn golden brown. This will take some time, but don’t move to the next step until the onions change colour.
  
  
  
• Add tomatoes. Add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala powder. Reduce the heat. Cover and cook for about 2 minutes on low to medium heat.
  
  
  
• Add sliced capsicum. Mix well and fry for another 15 seconds.
  
  
  
• Add mushroom. On high heat, fry the mushroom.
  
  
  
• Once the mushrooms are cooked, add kasuri methi and coriander leaves.
  
  
  
• Add fresh cream.
  
  
  
• Mix and serve hot with roti or parantha.
  
  

Here is the recipe in printable format:

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