Mushroom and Capsicum Tikka
by Tarla Dalal
Here is an off-beat but awesome tikka made with mushrooms and coloured capsicum, with a dash of onion for crunch and myriad spices for taste.
The Mushroom and Capsicum Tikka relies on a large range of spices and spice powders, but you are sure to find all of them in your kitchen shelves, so you do not have to worry.
Carom and caraway seeds work wonders in spiking up the aroma and taste of this tikka, and so do other ingredients like dried fenugreek leaves and chaat masala.
This is a really flavour-packed and exciting treat for mushroom lovers, and is sure to make tea-time very special. You can also serve it as a starter at parties . Green chutney goes well with this tikka.
Mushroom and Capsicum Tikka recipe - How to make Mushroom and Capsicum Tikka
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 5 servings
15 mushroom pieces , washed
15 coloured capsicum cubes
10 onion cubes
1 tbsp mustard (rai / sarson) oil
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
salt to taste
1/2 cup hung curd (dahi)
1 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch)
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tsp chaat masala
1/2 tsp dried fenugreek leaves (kasuri methi)
1/2 tsp carom seeds (ajwain)
1/2 tsp caraway seeds (shahjeera)
salt to taste
oil for greasing
For Serving
green chutney
- Method
- Combine the mustard oil, ginger- garlic paste and salt in a deep bowl and mix well.
- Add the mushrooms, onions, capsicum, mix well and keep aside for 15 minutes.
- Combine the hung curd, turmeric powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, garam masala, chaat masala, dried fenugreek leaves, carom seeds, caraway seeds and salt in another deep bowl, mix well. Keep
- Add the marinated vegetables and mix well. Cover with a lid and keep aside for approx. 15 to 20 minutes.
- Take a wooden skewer arrange an onion cube, red capsicum cube, mushroom, yellow capsicum cube, 1 more mushroom, green capsicum cube and 1 more onion cube.
- Repeat step 5 to make 4 more skewers.
- Heat a non-stick tava (griddle) grease it with oil, cook a few skewers at a time till they turn light brown in colour from all the sides.
- Serve immediately with green chutney.
| Energy | 64 cal |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.5 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Fat | 4.5 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 110.2 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.2 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.4 mg |
| Vitamin C | 18.2 mg |
| Folic Acid | 8.3 mcg |
| Calcium | 46.7 mg |
| Iron | 0.5 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 5.3 mg |
| Potassium | 145.2 mg |
| Zinc | 0.3 mg |
Its a nice recipe.but i think there should be only green capsicum since its sometimes difficult to find colourful capsicum.& there should be no ajwain & shehjeera.Because of these two things the dish will become bad in taste.overall its good.