Indian stuffed Mushroom, with spicy tomato sauce and a slice of naan

Indian Stuffed Mushroom with ricotta and peas Recipe

Name: Indian Stuffed Mushroom with ricotta and peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 leaves bay leaf; black pepper (to taste); 2 grams brown sugar; 10 grams butter; 25 grams cashew nuts; 0.25 tsp chilli powder; 0.5 stick cinnamon sticks; 1 whole cloves; 0.5 tsp cumin seeds; 2 whole flat mushrooms; 0.5 whole fresh chilli; 1 cm fresh ginger; 25 grams frozen peas; 0.25 tsp garam masala; 1 cloves garlic; 1 single naan bread; 0.5 whole onions; 0.5 whole red onions; 50 grams ricotta cheese; salt (to taste); 0.5 tin tinned tomatoes; 0.25 tsp turmeric

50 Minutes

Serves: 2

Delicious spicy stuffed mushrooms packed with cashew nuts, peas, and ricotta cheese, and then lightly poached in a spicy Indian tomato sauce. The ideal starter for an Indian themed dinner party

Recipe Ingreds

Bread

1 single naan bread

Indian spiced tomato sauce

1 leaves bay leaf
10 grams butter
0.5 stick cinnamon sticks
1 whole cloves
1 cm fresh ginger
1 cloves garlic
0.5 whole onions
2 grams brown sugar
0.5 tin tinned tomatoes

Indian stuffed mushrooms

black pepper (to taste)
25 grams cashew nuts
0.5 whole fresh chilli
0.25 tsp garam masala
2 whole flat mushrooms
25 grams frozen peas
0.5 whole red onions
50 grams ricotta cheese
salt (to taste)
0.25 tsp chilli powder
0.25 tsp turmeric
0.5 tsp cumin seeds

Recipe with pictures Steps

Step 1

to make the stuffing
roughly chop the cashew nuts
peel and finely chop the red onion
wash and finely chop the chilli
defrost the peas
mix the cashew, red onion, chilli, peas, cumin seeds and ricotta in a bowl to make the stuffing

Step 2

remove the stalks from the mushrooms
place the stuffing inside the mushrooms

Step 3

to make the sauce
heat the frying pan
add the butter
add the cloves, bay leaves and cinnamon stick
cook till the cloves swell

Step 4

peel and chop the onion(s) finely
Add the onions to the frying pan and cook until soft
peel and grate the ginger, add to the onion and spice mix

Step 5

add the mushrooms to the frying pan
cook for 5 minutes
remove the mushrooms and set a side
set the oven to 200C 400F or gas mark 6

Step 6

peel and crush the garlic using the garlic crusher or chop finely, add to the onion and spice mix
cook for a minute or two
Add the tinned tomatoes to the onions
cook for 5 minutes
Add the sugar to onion and tomato mix, cook for a minute or two

Step 7

return the mushrooms to the frying pan
add the turmeric, chilli powder and garam masala to the frying pan
season with salt and pepper
stir the sauce around the mushrooms
cook for 5 mins

Step 8

remove the mushrooms from the tomato sauce and place in the casserole dish
stir the sauce
add the sauce to the casserole dish
place in the oven
cook for 10 mins

Step 9

five minutes before the mushrooms are ready
wrap the naan bread in foil and warm in the oven

Step 10

remove the mushrooms from the oven
serve the ricotta stuffed mushrooms on a serving plate with the spicy tomato sauce

Step 11

remove the naan bread from the oven
cut the naan into triangles and serve 3 triangles with each mushroom

Step 12

if cooking extra for the freezer store the extra mushrooms in a freezable container allow to cool and then place in freezer

Recipe Utensils

1 casserole dish
2 chopping board
1 foil
1 frying pan
1 Garlic crusher
1 grater
2 large knife
1 small bowl

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