Stuffed Potatoes with Creamy Mushroom
by Tarla Dalal
Crispy cups of potatoes are stuffed with a lusciously creamy mixture of mushrooms delicately flavoured with oregano. This is a gourmand’s delight, with an appealing appearance and appetising flavour.
The texture, of course, tops the charts, with a beautiful contrast between the crispness of the deep-fried potato cups and the succulence of the white sauce based mushroom mixture. Onions and green chillies give the filling an awesome flavour, which is sure to please everyone.
To get the Stuffed Potatoes with Creamy Mushroom right, you must take care not to over boil the potatoes.
Pondering what to serve with Stuffed Potatoes with Creamy Mushroom, pair it with Fettuccine in Spinach Sauce or Che-mato Pasta and a salad .
Stuffed Potatoes with Creamy Mushroom recipe - How to make Stuffed Potatoes with Creamy Mushroom
Preparation Time: Cooking Time: Total Time:
Makes 4 servings
4 boiled potatoes
oil for deep-frying
salt to taste
2 tsp butter
1 tsp finely chopped green chillies
1/4 cup chopped onions
1 cup finely chopped mushrooms (khumbh)
1/4 tsp dried oregano
salt to taste
3/4 cup white sauce
- Method
- Cut all the potatoes vertically with the skin and scoop out the center.
- Heat the oil in a deep non-stick pan and deep-fry a few potato skins till they turn crisp or light brown in colour from all the sides. Drain on an absorbent paper.
- Sprinkle salt over the potatoes. Keep aside.
- Heat the butter in a broad non- stick pan, add the green chillies and onions and sauté on a medium flame for 30 seconds.
- Add the mushrooms, oregano and salt, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Add the white sauce, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute, while stirring occasionally.
- Place the fried potato halves on a serving plate and put little of the mushroom mixture in each halve.
- Serve immediately.
| Energy | 266 cal |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.5 g |
| Fat | 17.1 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg |
| Vitamin A | 331.4 mcg |
| Vitamin B1 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B2 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin C | 14 mg |
| Folic Acid | 19.1 mcg |
| Calcium | 117.3 mg |
| Iron | 0.8 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 0 mg |
| Sodium | 55.6 mg |
| Potassium | 300.9 mg |
| Zinc | 0.6 mg |
Yummy dish
This is an amazingly yummy dish!! From kids to adults everyone just pounces on these beautiful potato skins! Both the filling are quite delicious but I preferred the mushroom one!