• Introduction

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• Mushroom Recipes

• Mushroom prawn cutlets

• Mushroom fried rice

• Sweet and sour mushrooms

• Mushroom Pizza

• Mushroom Omlet

• Mushroom Khurma

• Mushroom Nonveg soup

• Mushroom Bhajia

Introduction

            Mushrooms are popular as a delicacy and have good nutritive source value. It is a well established fact that they are excellent source of vitamins and minerals. Fresh mushrooms contains about 85% to 95% moisture, 3% proteins, 4% carbohydrates, 0.3-0.4% fat and 1% minerals. Mushrooms are good source of Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin and Ascorbic acid. Being low in sodium content they are useful in adding flavour to dishes served without salt. During cooking there is loss of vitamin B in the juice, but in soup or soufflés the vitamins will remain intact. With low carbohydrates and fat contents, they constitute an ideal diet for diabetic patient. Though mushrooms have found a prominent place in Indian cuisine, the housewife is often hesitant to cook mushrooms mainly due to the ignorance about their edibility or lack of knowledge on methods of cooking.

Few points to be kept in mind while cooking mushrooms

1. Mushrooms like vegetables are purely vegetarian diet.
2. Mushrooms should be purchased fresh. If stored, they should not have a decaying rotten smell and slimy appearance.
3. Before cooking, mushrooms should be cleaned with water to remove all adhering debris.
4. Peeling or scrapping the outer skin of the mushroom is not advisable as it is not only time consuming but also results in loss of nutrients.
5. Mushrooms unlike vegetables retain their shape and do not dissolve with gravy while cooking.
6. Mushrooms can be blended with other ingredients as per the individual taste preference.
7. Edible mushrooms should be identified and differentiated from other non-edible poisonous ones.

 Mushroom recipes

Mushroom Prawn Cutlets

Method

1. Shell the prawns and keep aside.
2. Boil the potatoes and peel it
3. Chop onion  and tomatoes
4. Grind  coriander leaves, ginger, garlic and green chilies into a paste
5. Mash the potatoes and slice the mushrooms
6. In a vessel, heat ghee, fry onion, green masala and tomatoes
7. Fry till onion and tomatoes are soft
8. Add prawns, mushrooms and mashed potatoes
9. Add salt, haldi powder to it
10. Make the above mixture into balls, roll it in rawa and shallow fry in ghee on tawa.

Total cost – Rs 25/- Cost per serving – Rs 5/- of serving with two cutlets for each serve

Nutritive value per serving:

Calories – 292 cal.

Naicin – 1.2 mg

Protiens – 5.8 g

Mushroom fried rice

Method:

1. Boil the rice till it is partially cooked then add salt, bay leaf and drain.
2. Slice the mushrooms, carrots and capsicum
3. Boil green peas and carrots
4. In a vessel, heat oil and fry cloves, cinnamon, pepper then add capsicum fry for sometime then add remaining vegetables  and ajinomotto powder and fry till vegetables are soft.
5. Add rice to the cooked vegetable, oil and lemon juice.
6. Cook for 2 minutes
7. Serve hot.

Total cost Rs. 18/- , Cost per serving – Rs 9/-    , No. of serving - 2                                                  

Nutritive value / serving

Calories – 431 cal.

Proteins – 7 g

 Sweet and sour Mushrooms

Method:

1. Clean and cut vegetables into cubes
2. Make a batter with maida and cauliflower, pepper powder and salt
3. Cook the tomatoes and make a puree.
4. Dip the mushrooms and other vegetables into batter and fry till golden brown,
5. In a vessel, fry onion and capsicum till it is soft
6. Add tomato puree or ketchup, boil it then add fried vegetables and salt and simmer for sometime.

Total cost – Rs. 18/-, Cost / serving – Rs. 9/-, No. of serving - 2 

Nutritive value / serving:

Calories – 450 cal                      

Proteins – 6.3 g

 Mushroom Pizza

Methods:

1. Sieve the flour with salt. Mix the yeast into flour and add enough water to make a dough. Cover the dough till it becomes double in size and knead the dough
2. Roll out the dough to 1 cm thickness
3. Grease the pizza tray and place the rolled out dough into tray.
4. Chop the onion, tomatoes and mushrooms
5. Saute the onion, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms, chilli powder and salt.
6. Cook for 5 to 6 minutes
7. Spread the mixture over the rolled dough and sprinkle with grated cheese
8. Bake in a very hot oven for 20 minutes

Total Cost – Rs. 14/- ,  Cost / serving – Rs. 7/-  , No. of serving – 2

Nutritive value/serving:

Calories –216 cal

Protein – 7.7 g

 Mushroom Omelet

Method:

1. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a pan. Saute mushroom till soft.
2. Beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper
3. Melt 1 teaspoon butter in a pan
4. Pour in eggs, cook till under side of omelet is cooked
5. Put mushroom in the center
6. Fold just enough to set the eggs and serve hot

Total cost – Rs. 15/-,  Cost / serving – Rs. 7.50/-, No. of serving - 2                                                          

Nutritive value per serving:

Calories –257 cal.

Protein – 15 g

 Mushroom khurma

Methods:

1. Cut all the vegetables into pieces partially cook them except mushrooms and tomatoes
2. Make a paste of coriander leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic
3. Chop the onion and tomatoes
4. Slice the mushrooms.
5. In a vessel, heat ghee, fry onion , tomatoes and green masala
6. Add sliced mushroom, cooked vegetables and masala powder
7. Add coconut milk, salt and haldi powder
8. Serve hot

Total cost –Rs. 15/-, No. of serving – 2 , Cost / serving – Rs. 7. 50/-                                                     Nutritive value / serving:

Calories – 196 cal

Protein – 6.7g

 Mushroom Non veg soup

Method:

1. Boil mushroom and meat stock for 15 – 20 minutes
2. Heat butter and fry refined flour slightly then add onion and tomatoes. Add milk and cook for 2 minutes
3. Add cooked mushroom along with meat stock
4. Add salt and pepper
5. serve hot

Total cost – Rs. 20/-  , Cost / serving – Rs. 10 

Nutritive value / serving

Calories – 163

Proteins –5.5 g

 Mushroom bhajia

Method:

1. Chop the onion and slice the mushroom
2. Mix all the ingredients and make batter for bhajia
3. Fry in oil

Total Cost – Rs. 16/-,   Cost / serving – Rs. 8/-,  No. of serving - 2                                                       

Nutritive value / serving:

Calories- 540 cal

Protein – 7.6 g