Mushroom Pickle/Instant Mushroom Pickle/Kaalan Urugaai

I just love mushrooms and button mushrooms are my all time favourite. Never tried my hands in making a pickle with this interesting ingredient. While i picked pickles and preserves as this week's blogging marathon, i know i will be dishing out an instant version of pickle with button mushrooms hence this fingerlicking quick pickle for my today's post. Very easy to make this pickle takes hardly less than 15 minutes to get ready. They are ready to serve immediately, however i enjoyed them after an hour. Served along with sambar rice or curd rice, this fingerlicking goodness pickle tastes absolutely fabulous.

Not to forget that this quick and instant version of pickle makes an excellent side dish to serve prefectly along with some rotis as well. Coming to their shelf life, this pickle stays prefect for a week in room temperature if conserved properly and for many days if kept in fridge. But trust me, this pickle is definitely an addictive one as this pickle tastes fabulous when served with anything.Very simple to make this easy pickle will definitely tickle your tastebuds. Whoever loves to relish their meal with pickle will definitely fallen in love with this instant version of mushroom pickle. As i told earlier, this droolworthy mushroom pickle goes to this week's blogging marathon.

2cups Chopped button mushrooms
1tbsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
3tsp Oil
1/2tsp Mustard seeds
2tbsp White vinegar
2tsp Salt

Dry roast:
1/2tsp Fenugreek seeds
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder
1tsp Mustard seeds

Dry roast the ingredients given under the list 'dry roast' and powder them as fine powder, keep aside.

Heat the oil, in a pan, let splutters the mustard seeds, add the ginger garlic paste and saute until the raw smell goes away.

Now add the chopped mushrooms, salt, cook until the mushrooms shrinks a bit.

Add now the grounded powder, red chilly powder, fry for few seconds.

Add immediately vinegar and toss everything gently until the mushroom pieces gets well coated by the spices.

Enjoy this pickle with your favourite dish.

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