Mushroom Rolls

Mushroom Rolls

This is a baked mushroom rolls and can be served as a snack or as an appetizer. The crust is the same a samosa dough but you can replace it with bread dough or puff pastry dough. The filling is a delicious and spicy mushroom masala with an extra crunch from toasted pine nuts.

Ingredients

For the dough

All purpose flour/maida- 1 1/2 cup
Oil- 2 1/2 tsp
salt to taste

For the filling
Button mushrooms chopped- 2  cup
Onion- 1 small
Ginger garlic paste- 1tsp
Green chilly- 2 (finely chopped)
Pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
Chopped parsley- a hand full
Grated cheese - 1/3 cup( optional)
Toasted pine-nuts-  3 tbs

 To make the dough
In a bowl mix flour and salt together. Add  oil and mix and rub the flour with your fingers till it gets mixed uniformly with the flour and looks like a crumbly mixture. Sprinkle water and knead the dough( use between half to 3/4 cup). Make it little stiff dough and allow this to rest for one hour and keep covered with a moist towel.

To make the filling 

Heat oil in a pan and saute chopped onions till are translucent. Add ginger garlic paste and green chilly and saute till raw flavor  disappears. Add chopped mushrooms,very little of salt and pepper powder and stir fry. It will shed its own water. Saute and cook till it becomes dry. Add garam masala and chopped parsley and mix well. When the mixture cools down add grated cheese and toasted pine nuts.

To make the rolls
Divide the dough into equal sized balls. Use a rolling pin roll into thin 5- 6 inch rounds.I tried the same way as the spring roll wrap but stuffed more filling . Place 3 tsp of filling at the 1/3 section near towards your side leaving an inch.Lift up the end that is towards your side and tuck over top the filling.Fold the left and the right side over filling. Holding all three secure gently roll it to the other end to form a tight cylinder.Wet the tip of your fingers and run through the border and secure. Bake at 350 degree F for about 15 -18 minutes or till the crust turns golden brown. Take out from the oven,lightly brush with butter and serve.

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Fish Kurma

Fish Kurma

Today's recipe is fish Kurma.It is a mild and aromatic fish curry. It is not the traditional Korma where meat or vegetables are cooked in a rich yogurt and cream sauce.The base of this sauce is coconut and to add a rich creamy texture, I added a little of cashew nut and khus-khus/poppy seeds paste.  It taste very close to the Kerala fish molee and can be served with bread,appam or rice.

Ingredients

To marinate
Fish cut into cubes- 1 lb
(Here I have used King fish)
Green chilly  paste- 1 tsp
Ginger garlic paste- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/3 tsp
Lemon juice- 1/2 lemon
Salt to taste

For the gravy
Onion - 2 medium
Ginger- 1 inch thick
Garlic- 4-5 pods
Green chilly- 3
Coriander powder- 1 1/2 tsp
Coconut - 3/4 cup
Khus khus/poppy seeds- 3 tsp
Cashew nuts-6-8
Pepper powder- 3/4 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
Whole garam masala- cinnamon stick 1 inch,
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Curry leaves - a few
Coriander leaves to garnish

Cut fish into cubes and marinate with the ingredients listed and keep aside for 15 minutes. Heat oil in a pan and lightly fry it and keep aside.
Dry roast  poppy seeds in medium flame till there is a nice aroma. Soak cashew nut in warm water for ten minutes.
Make a fine paste of grated coconut,roasted poppy seeds, cashew nuts and fennel seeds.
Make a paste of onion,ginger and garlic and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan and add the whole garam masala followed by curry leaves. When there is a nice aroma and it changes color add the onion ginger paste and saute till it changes color and oil separates.
Add coriander powder,slit green chilly and pepper powder and fry for a minute. Now add the coconut poppy seeds paste and saute for another  three to four minutes till all the raw flavor disappears and oil separates.
Adjust consistency and salt. I used one cup of  thin coconut milk instead of water but it is optional. Slide in  the fish pieces and simmer for three minute or till the gravy is creamy and thick. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with rice or appam.

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