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Varutharacha Mushroom Kulambu ( Mushroom Cooked in Roasted Coconut and Whole Spices)

September 21, 2011 By Aarthi 47 Comments

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I know many of you love mushrooms…But in our place this awesome vegetable is treated the same way always…
Like Mushroom Masala, Pepper Mushroom, Chettinad Mushroom or used as a stuffing or sautéd along with onions…..blah…blah…blah…I feel a little bored with these dishes…
One day I bought a packet of button mushrooms from a near by super market called Lynns which is located in our small city Nagercoil…And I was thinking what new dish can I try with that…Suddenly this one came to mind…

 

I can tell you it is such a spicy dish which is perfect with rice or roti..It is a typical South Indian dish..I got the inspiration for this dish from my mum who used to make potato in the same way..
The whole spices are roasted along with coconut ground and added into the curry…
I want to give you a warning…
Your house will smell so good while you roast the spices and make this curry..Your loved one will surely come near you and ask “WOW..What Magic are you doing in the kitchen..This smell makes me Hungry” like my sister said…
I hope you will try this…
So no more delay here you go for the recipe..
Ingrediants:
Mushroom-1 cup chopped
Onion-1 chopped
Tomato-2 chopped
Coriander powder / Malli podi-1 tblspn
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 tblspn
For masala:
Coconut-1 cup
Curry leaves- a handful
Cinnamon / Pattai-1 inch piece
Fennel seeds / Sombu-1 tblspn
Method:
In a kadai add coconut,curry leaves,fennel seeds,cinnamon and roast till it gets golden colour..
Let this cool down and grind into a smooth paste..
Now in the same kadai add oil and heat it up..Throw in onion and mix well..
Add in coriander powder and chilli powder and mix well.
Add in tomatoes and mix well..Now throw in mushroom and cook it for 5 mins..
Add in the ground masala and mix well..Pour in enough water and mix well..
Bring this to boil and simmer for 10 mins until oil separates on top..
Serve with rice or roti..
Pictorial:
Take all your ingrediants
Start roasting coconut,curry leaves,cinnamon,fennel seeds..
Roast roast..
till it golden light golden…
Take that in a blender
make into a fine paste
Now saute onions in the pan
add in salt..
and throw in the spice powders
along with tomatoes
add in mushroom
mix well
cook for 3 mins…
add in the masala paste
mix well
add in enough water…
Bring that to boil
Cover it and simmer
till oil separates from this..Hope you can see the oil droplets…
Serve…
Dip some fresh naan bread in this juice…
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Filed Under: Cinnamon, Coconut Milk, Curry leaf, Fennel seeds, Kulambu, Mushroom, Mushroom Recipes, Recent Recipes, Requested Recipe, Side Dishes, Southindian, Tomato, Viewers Requested Recipe

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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. igloo cooking

    September 21, 2011 at 3:47 pm

    hummm casi puedo olerlo desde aquí, que rico!!!
    Besos,
    Nieves.

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  2. Pretend Chef

    September 21, 2011 at 4:03 pm

    Oh my! This sounds fantastic. I love mushrooms. I might be the only one who eats this is my home but lucky for me. Yummy!

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  3. Torviewtoronto

    September 21, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    delicious mushroom gravy looks wonderful

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  4. Yuvana's Favourites

    September 21, 2011 at 4:51 pm

    wow! i usually make chicken like this only but in addition to that i will add 4 or 5 cashew / 1 tbsp of potu kadalai. try it with chicken, it will taste equally good

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  5. Mélange

    September 21, 2011 at 5:51 pm

    A very exotic preparation with mushrooms.That's an awesome narration Aarthi.I love your spirit.Thanks.

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  6. Sobha Shyam

    September 21, 2011 at 7:45 pm

    this looks so delicious, very flavourful curry..

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  7. BlueLady

    September 21, 2011 at 7:47 pm

    I like!
    I have to say I cook with mushrooms throughout the year and that I love.
    I have to try some of your dishes.
    I was in London, eating at some restaurants just to prove Indian flavors. I know almost nothing about this type of cuisine.
    A hug.

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  8. Priya

    September 21, 2011 at 8:16 pm

    Yumm, kuzhambu looks super delicious and fingerlicking..

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  9. Sue/the view from great island

    September 21, 2011 at 8:17 pm

    This looks amazing, and your step by step photos are great, especially since this is a dish I haven't tried before. The only thing I have trouble finding are the curry leaves, is there a substitute?

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  10. Care's Kitchen

    September 21, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    Another Beauty! Ok…so I used a jarred Indian Curry last night and was so disapointed! It just lacked that "depth" you get from doing like you do here…from scratch!!! I would love to eat at your table ~ and cook and learn from you in your kitchen!

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  11. RAKS KITCHEN

    September 22, 2011 at 2:03 am

    Flavorful curry! Nice recipe…

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  12. anthony stemke

    September 22, 2011 at 2:17 am

    I'm going to make this soon, I like the ingredients but most of all am looking forward to the aroma,
    Thank You.

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  13. Suhaina

    September 22, 2011 at 2:49 am

    oh my oh my….pls pls give me that curry now and i will finish it off in a jiffy…this is too much..love the clay pot that u have used to make the curry…

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  14. Dzoli

    September 22, 2011 at 5:31 am

    Yes I do love mushrooms but the way you prepared thsi dish is..with one word..heavinly:)

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  15. Tina

    September 22, 2011 at 5:42 am

    OMG..this looks fabuous..luv anything with mushroom…yummy.

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  16. Vardhini

    September 22, 2011 at 5:53 am

    Nice one Aarthi.

    Vardhini
    Zesty Palette

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  17. jeyashrisuresh

    September 22, 2011 at 6:22 am

    yummy and aromatic curry.

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  18. Elena

    September 22, 2011 at 11:36 am

    What a beautiful recipe! I'm not sure that in Italy there are all ingredients…I can try…I tell you if I'll find them. I'm sorry for my bad english 😛

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  19. Aarthi

    September 22, 2011 at 1:30 pm

    Pretend Chef..ya you should try this soon..

    Yuvana's Favourites..That sounds like a great idea..should try it soon..

    Melange,igloo cooking,Torview,shobha..Thanks guys for your comments

    BlueLady..You should definetly do it…

    Thanks priya

    Sue/the view from great island Thanks for ur comment..There is no substitute for curry leaves..I can tell you just skip that…

    Care's Kitchen..There nothing which is equal to grinding your fresh spices…Throw away jarred curry paste and make everything from scratch..

    Raks..Thanks dear..

    Anthony…Yes u should..

    Suhaina..Come over here..I can make it for u..

    Dzoli yes you are correct..

    Tina thanks dear

    Vardhini thanks dear…

    Jeyashri..Yes it is..

    Elena..Yes u should definetly try this…

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  20. Dee at Deelicious Sweets

    September 22, 2011 at 2:25 pm

    Wow! This looks amazing! I'm making it for dinner tonight! I have a package of mushrooms in my fridge and this recipe fits the bill for those mushrooms! Thanks so much for sharing 🙂

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  21. mjskit

    September 22, 2011 at 7:37 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious! I bet your house did smell wonderful with all of those great herbs and spices. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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  22. raquel erecipe

    September 23, 2011 at 12:11 am

    wow this is the first time I saw someone still using a clay pot for cooking…I remember my lola(grandma) using this tools. =)

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  23. Anita Esther

    September 28, 2011 at 6:06 pm

    Hi Aarthi, I tried the mushroom gravy and it turned out great! Enjoyed a wonderful sunday lunch!!!
    Did not have curry leaves, which would have increased the aroma and taste!!!

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  24. Selva

    March 17, 2012 at 3:34 pm

    Hi Aarthi, tried this out and my little one polished off her dinner…thanks, tried your tomato recipes too. U have a good collection of recipes, one recipe everyday!lots of patience.Thanks to people like you, no more hunt for cook books for lazy folks like me:)Keeping cooking..

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  25. Unknown

    July 6, 2012 at 6:22 pm

    Hi Aarthi! Tried this curry and loved it. It's so yummy! loved the simplicity of this dish and all your recipes.keep up the good work.

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  26. Unknown

    July 6, 2012 at 6:31 pm

    Hi Aarthi! Tried this curry and loved it. It was yummy! Love the simplicity of your recipes. I've got a 6month old daughter and the recipes in COOk IN A HURRY are just ideal for me.Thank you!

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  27. Divya Sivanandan

    July 31, 2012 at 9:34 pm

    Hi Aarthi…I am Divya…I am your distance relative…heard abt the site through one of our relative..I tried your mushroom curry..it really came out well..i like your the way you post as step by step procedure..i liked other recipe's too..keep posting..post more NV Recipe's also..using shrimp & fish too..Keep rocking..:)

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  28. Anonymous

    August 3, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    i tried this..but it didnt came well fo me:(

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  29. Kamala

    October 1, 2012 at 6:25 pm

    The curry came out very well. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Will be back to try more of your recipes..
    -Kamala from US

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  30. Priya

    October 29, 2012 at 12:38 pm

    thanks arthi. i tried this . It was so good…

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  31. geetha gowthaman

    June 12, 2013 at 9:03 am

    hi arthi, i came to know about ur blog recently through facebook.from that
    i learnt many dishes from ur blog ..like enna kathrikai kuzhambu..nadan egg curry and many. this mushroom kuzhambu too….thank u so much.

    Reply
  32. JASPINDER KAUR

    June 24, 2014 at 8:30 am

    Wow looks soo yummy nd tempting. rich gravy.

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  33. Rathi

    October 2, 2014 at 6:29 pm

    Can I make this using boiled eggs instead of mushrooms?

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  34. Aarthi

    October 3, 2014 at 12:57 pm

    @RathiYes u can add eggs

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  35. Bharathi Mohan

    November 8, 2014 at 9:58 am

    hi aarthi I tried this receipe with baby potato. It came out really well. Thank u

    Reply
  36. Anonymous

    November 13, 2015 at 7:30 am

    Aarthi,
    I have tried this last week. It is awesome. Thanks for the good recipe.

    Reply
  37. susi

    December 6, 2015 at 4:48 pm

    hi aarthi akka….i tried this recipe today…it's awesome..everyone liked it in our home…TanQQQ so much for tis recipe….:) !!!

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  38. Anonymous

    December 6, 2015 at 4:51 pm

    hi arthi akka..i tried this recipe today…it was awesomeeee….tanQ for this tasty recipe….:)

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  39. SENTHIL RAJA R

    December 25, 2015 at 4:27 pm

    Dear Aarthi, I tried this recipe today and it came out very well and the taste of this fabulous.the step by step guidance was really helpful. we decided to try the other recipes as well.

    Reply
  40. Anonymous

    May 26, 2016 at 3:01 am

    Such a brilliant idea with mushroom. Definitely gonna give this a try … Love all your recipes aarthi. Thanks a tonne.

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  41. Aarthy

    July 9, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    Hi Aarthi…today I tried this dish.It was regally awesome. My aunty also said it was really super. Thank you very much for sharing with us.keep rocking.

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  42. Unknown

    November 17, 2016 at 6:13 pm

    Hi Aarthi.. Tried this mushroom curry today.. Was spicy and yummy.. Great combination for chappathi.. Thank you so much for such a good recipe

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  43. Deepthi Vikram

    November 17, 2016 at 6:15 pm

    Hi Aarthi.. Tried this mushroom curry today.. Was spicy and yummy.. Great combination for chappathi.. Thank you so much for such a good recipe

    Reply
  44. Narmatha R VarunKumar

    November 24, 2016 at 6:03 pm

    Awesome one.. tried today..my husband juz loved it.. thanks😍

    Reply
  45. Jaishri D

    March 4, 2018 at 7:00 am

    Hi will it make much difference if I don’t add coconut? What modification should I make instead?

    Reply
  46. Pradeep

    April 21, 2018 at 1:00 am

    Hi Aarthi, Tried this recipe and as always really came our very delicious. Thanks for your lovely recipes with detailed steps and presentation !!

    Reply

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