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Mushroom Kulambu-Button Mushroom/Kalan Potato Kuzhambu Recipe (gravy)

March 3, 2013 by PadhuSankar 21 Comments

Mushrooms have many wonderful health benefits.They are low in carbohydrates, have no fat, no cholesterol, are high in proteins, vitamins and minerals. Mushrooms also have lot of water content and fiber. They’re natural diseases fighters. Including  mushrooms in our diet regularly can help us keep our body healthy. This mushroom kulambu is a great combination  with chapati, poori, naan, paratha and rice.

Mushroom Kulambu

How to make Mushroom Kulambu-Buttom Mushroom Kuzhambu


Mushroom Kuzhambu

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 3
 Recipe Category: Kuzhambu Varieties
 Recipe Cuisine: South Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Mushroom -200 grams
   Potato medium size -1
   Onion (cut lengthwise) -3/4 cup
   Green chillies- 2 slit
   Ginger garlic paste -1/2 tsp
   Tomato -1/2 cup

   Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
   Sambar powder -2 1/2 tsp

   For grinding (masala paste)

   Pearl onions/baby onions- 7-9
   Grated coconut – 1/4 cup
   Fennel seeds/ Sombu – 1 tsp
   Whole black pepper – 1 tsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil -2 -2 1/2 tbsp
   Cinnamon -1 inch piece
   Cloves – 2
   Curry leaves- few

Preparation

Grind the masala raw and keep it ready.

Clean and cut mushrooms into 2 pieces.

Cut onion lengthwise.

Method

Heat oil in a kadai, add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning, then add onions, green chilli and saute until onions turn transparent.

Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few more seconds.

frying onions

Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, salt needed and sambar powder. Cook until tomatoes becomes mushy.

Then add cubed potatoes and cook for a few minutes.

How to prepare kalan kulambu

Once the potatoes are half done, add the mushrooms and cook covered for a few minutes.

How to make mushroom Kuzhambu

When the mushrooms are almost done, add the ground paste, mix well and cook for a few more minutes until the raw flavor of the paste goes.

Mushroom Kuzhambu recipe

Once the masala is well blended with the mushrooms and potatoes, add a cup of water and boil well on medium flame for 5-6 minutes. Then switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Check for salt.

Kalan kulambu

Serve hot with chapati, naan, paratha or rice.

More Mushroom recipes

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Mushroom Pulao (Also find how to clean mushroom in that same page)

Mushroom Biryani 

Mushroom Kurma 

Mushroom Pepper fry 

Mushroom Masala 

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Comments

  1. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

    March 3, 2013 at 7:57 am

    my all time favourite mushroom recipes ! well go with rice !

    Reply
  2. Pavithra R

    March 3, 2013 at 8:07 am

    I would love this kulambu with Phulka. It would be a great combination with a scoop of yogurt nearby!!
    Nice recipe, Padhu.

    Reply
  3. Helen Prabha

    March 3, 2013 at 1:58 pm

    Mushroom kuzhambhu looks so yummy…

    Reply
  4. Divya Shivaraman

    March 3, 2013 at 4:24 pm

    Button mushrooms are tasty – toasted,in gravy.

    Reply
  5. Sangeetha Priya

    March 4, 2013 at 12:12 am

    delicious kulambu…kids enjoy for sure…

    Reply
  6. divya

    March 4, 2013 at 4:03 pm

    Very tempting & yummy looking curry..

    Reply
  7. Mahi

    March 4, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Never used Sambar powder in any of the mushroom preparations! Also combining potato with mushroom is also new to me. kuzhambu looks yummy!

    Reply
  8. Apu

    March 4, 2013 at 9:03 pm

    Super, great one for rotis!

    Reply
  9. Priya

    March 4, 2013 at 10:39 pm

    Very tempting kuzhambu,highly inviting.

    Reply
  10. Gouri Guha

    March 5, 2013 at 8:00 am

    curry looks tempting.

    Reply
  11. valiantvimal

    July 21, 2013 at 2:35 pm

    Thanks for this awesome Gravy..Only thing I found missing is where to add salt in the steps, otherwise very nicely shared. Thanks!

    Reply
  12. Priya Nisha

    January 22, 2014 at 4:47 pm

    mushroom kuzhambu is very tasty and colorful…i have no coconut instead i used cashew and carrot…its yummy

    Reply
  13. Subin

    July 29, 2014 at 12:54 pm

    Very nice recipe!! Can u please tell me what can i substitute sambar powder with??

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 30, 2014 at 4:47 am

      If you do not have sambar powder, add 2 tsp coriander powder and 3/4-1 tsp chilli powder. But adding sambar powder gives more taste to the kuzhambu.

      Reply
  14. Anandhi

    October 19, 2014 at 3:51 am

    Why dont you mention salt in this?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      October 19, 2014 at 11:00 am

      Sorry Anandhi ,I will update it. You can add salt after adding the mushrooms.

      Reply
  15. Kausik

    April 8, 2015 at 4:19 am

    Some sambar powder has more chilli. So we can make it 1 tsp.

    Reply
  16. sindhu

    September 28, 2017 at 9:32 am

    I tried it today, it came out well everyone liked it. Thank you padhu.

    Reply
  17. sweet janani

    March 18, 2018 at 9:30 am

    I tried today..came out yummy, tasty…Thank u frnd.

    Reply
  18. Nirmala arvind

    September 16, 2020 at 2:22 pm

    One of our favourites. I have done this so many times n its always been a hit. Thank a lot. It goes well with plain khichdi too. That’s our standard combo.

    Reply
  19. Viji Senthil

    November 7, 2023 at 9:37 am

    Hi Padhu,
    Today, instead of mushrooms I used meal maker and everyone liked at home. Just with cooked rice. It was really tasty and flavourful. Thank you for the recipe….

    Reply

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