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Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe is given below with step-by-step instructions and important tips to make a tasty pepper masala recipe.

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Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe/Mushroom Masala Recipe is a simple, spicy and flavourful South Indian style gravy recipe. You can easily make this Chettinad mushroom pepper masala/Kalan milagu varuval recipe within 15 minutes and serve it as a side for rice, chapati or any South Indian bread. The Chettinad mushroom pepper masala recipe is given below with step-by-step instructions and important tips to make a tasty pepper masala recipe.

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What is Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe?

Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe is a simple, spicy and flavourful South Indian style gravy recipe. Chettinad Mushroom pepper masala is a popular recipe from Chettinad cuisine. This recipe is mainly served as a vegetarian substitute for the Chettinad pepper chicken masala recipe.

Chettinad Mushroom pepper masala recipe/Kalan milagu varuval recipe is a semi-dry dish and that makes it ideal for serving this recipe with steamed rice, chapati or any south Indian bread. You can even serve this recipe with a variety of rice like Lemon Rice, Veg Pulao, Jeera Rice and Curd Rice. I would like to eat Chettinad mushroom pepper masala with Rasam Sadam.

All right, let's move on to the Chettinad mushroom pepper masala recipe ingredients followed by the recipe and important tips to make a tasty pepper masala recipe.

Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe Ingredients

Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe is a spicy and tasty South Indian style gravy recipe made with Button mushroom as the main ingredient and flavoured with onion, tomato, ginger and garlic paste, salt and sesame oil. Chettinad Mushroom pepper masala recipe also includes spices like turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and coriander powder and is particularly spiced with Chettinad spices like peppercorns, fennel seeds, cinnamon and cloves.

If you are new to the "Button Mushroom/Kalan" ingredient. No worries. I have already written a detailed article about Button Mushroom/Kalan. Kindly, click the below link to check out -
🔗Button Mushroom/Kalan/White Button Mushroom/Table Mushroom/Common Mushroom

How to make Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe?/How to make Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe?

Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe/Mushroom Masala Recipe is a simple, spicy and flavourful South Indian style gravy recipe. You can easily make this Chettinad mushroom pepper masala recipe/Kalan milagu varuval recipe within 15 minutes and serve it as a side for rice, chapati or any South Indian bread.

Cuisine - South Indian
Serving - 6
Timing - 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

Button Mushroom/Kalan - 400 gms or 2 Pockets
Big Onion (chopped) - 2
Tomato (chopped) - 2
Ginger and Garlic Paste - 1 tablespoon
Salt - to taste
Red Chilly Powder - 1 teaspoon
Turmeric Powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Coriander powder - 2 tablespoons

To Grind

Peppercorns - 1 tablespoon
Fennel Seeds - 2 teaspoons

To Temper

Sesame Oil - 3 tablespoons
Cinnamon - 1 piece
Cloves - 1
Fennel Seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

To Garnish

Curry Leaves (chopped) - 1 sprig

INSTRUCTIONS

1. To begin making the Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe - Firstly, clean and wash the Button Mushrooms and rough chop them.

2. To Dry Roast - Heat a pan over a moderate flame and add peppercorns and dry roast for 1 minute or until pops, transfer to a plate. In the same pan add fennel seeds and dry roast for a few seconds or until colour changes. Transfer to a plate.

3. Allow both ingredients to cool completely.

4. To Grind - In a mortar and pestle, add roasted peppercorns and fennel seeds and crush them to a coarse to a fine powder. You can also grind this in a mixer grinder.

5. To cook - Heat oil in a pan over a moderate flame and add fennel seeds, cinnamon and clove fry for a few seconds.

6. Add chopped onion and saute for 2-3 minutes until transparent and then add ginger and garlic paste and saute for 1 minute.

7. Now add tomato and saute for 1 minute.

8. Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and salt and saute for 1 minute and then add chopped mushrooms and saute for 2 minutes.

9. Once mushrooms start to release water close the lid and cook for 2-3 minutes.

10. Now open the lid and mix the mushroom masala.

11. Finally, add ground pepper and fennel powder mix well and cook for 1 minute.

12. Turn off the flame and add chopped curry leaves.

13. Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe is ready.

You can serve this Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe with Rice/Chapati/Parotta.

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Important tips to make a tasty Chettinad Mushroom Pepper Masala Recipe/Kalan Milagu Varuval Recipe

1. For a tasty mushroom masala, always use fresh mushrooms.

2. Do not burn the peppercorns and fennel seeds while dry roasting.

3. You can increase the spice level, particularly peppercorns.

4. It is a semi-dry dish, if you need gravy, add 2 tablespoons of coconut paste and a cup of water while cooking mushrooms (exactly step 9).

5. Do not overcook the mushrooms.

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