Garlicky mushroom stir fry
I am sure I have mentioned how my dad loved mushrooms and introduced my brother and I to mushrooms. My mom hated them.. still hates them.. but never stopped us from eating these. She would sit across and eat dosa on a banana leaf (whatever the restaurant maybe, this was always my mom’s order :)) while we would experiment on food along with dad. My dad’s favourite was mushroom soup. We would always have a 1 by 2 (or 3 if Prak was with us) whenever we found cream of mushroom soup on the menu. I am glad dad introduced me to mushrooms. It’s such a power packed, nutrient dense tasty food variety (well it’s not a veggie so cannot mention it to be a veggie :)) and so easy to cook. None of them at home here (D, mil, fil) eat this. Adya has it but off late doesn’t seem to want it (Got to work on changing this).
Anywho, this has been my go-to dish for over a year almost whenever I buy shrooms cos we have plenty of fresh basil growing in our veggie patch and as soon as I do this, I mix this with some fresh hot rice and god, this combo is just deadly and divine! Try it out (even if you don’t like mushrooms cos it might change your opinion).
- 250 gms mushrooms
- 1 tbsp garlic butter
- 14 nos Indian garlic roughly 2T thinly sliced
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1/4 stacked cup fresh basil leaves
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Prep work – Wash & clean mushrooms. Pat them completely dry using a kitchen towel. Chop mushrooms into rough bite size pieces. Slice garlic into long thin slices. Wash & chop/ roughly tear fresh basil leaves. Set it aside.
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In a flat bottomed pan (I use my lodge pan), add 1T garlic butter.
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Once hot, add the thinly chopped garlic and saute till the garlic starts to brown (do not let it become fully brown).
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Add the mushrooms, 1/4t salt and let it cook for a 5-6 on medium-high heat till all the water from the mushroom evaporates and the mushroom shrinks to half it's original quantity.
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Finally toss in the roughly torn basil leaves, 1/2t red chilli flakes, mix well and turn off the heat.
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Transfer to a bowl and serve hot! This can be had a side dish and on top of a toast or mixed into pastas.
- I love mixing this with some hot rice and having it as is.
- I have used the button variety of mushrooms
- Make sure to dry the mushrooms once you have washed/ cleaned them.
- If you don’t have fresh basil leaves, you can use dried italian herbs but trust me, the fresh works wonders for this recipe.
- You can use regular butter or olive oil instead of garlic butter.
