Sunday, July 24, 2011

Chatpata Mushroom Tikka


Mushrooms are a hot favorite for my hubby always , he always prefers to have mushroom soup but recently I wanted to surprise him with mushroom tikka. Mushrooms are highly nutritious too and make a excellent appetizer.

Ingredients
  • 200 gms button mushroom
  • 1 large capsicum ( bell pepper)
  • 1 onion
  • 1 tomato
To marinade
  • 1 cup curd
  • 1 tbsp cream
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 1 tbsp corn flour
  • 1/2 tsp amchur powder (dry mango)
  • 1/2 tsp black salt
  • 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp tandoori masala
  • 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
  • salt to taste


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Cooking Procedure

Wash the mushroom in luke warm water nicely, pat it with dry cloth and cut them in big chunks in 2-4 pieces accordingly

Cut the bell pepper 1 inch size , onion and tomato in similar size

Mix all the ingredients to marinade in a bowl and mushroom nicely with other above vegetables. Let it sit for 20 min

Grease the grill rack or tawa with oil, prick through all the vegetables with mushroom with a wooden grill stick and place it on the grill rack. Spray some oil over the stick.If you are using a grill you can cover it.

Turn it every two minutes until it begins to have a light golden brown color on all sides.

Serve hot with a little tangy lemon juice.

I am sending this recipe to a wonderful event "Dish it out" by Vardhini and guest hosted by Kalyani