Mushroom Cooking

[baskaran.ramamurthy]

Fresh uncleaned mushrooms have a dirty mushy colour. How to get them white and clean before cooking.
Any clues to get over the nutty raw odour of mushrooms after cooking.
Does boiling/or roasting bring down the nutritional value of mushrooms
Baskaran

[dev]

Fresh uncleaned mushrooms have a dirty mushy colour. How to get them white and clean before cooking.


:roll: generally, mushrooms can be cleaned by wiping using a kitchen tissue or using maida... I wipe using a tissue & wash it using water briefly... But I don't get wht u mean by dirty mushy colour!!!???.... mushrooms r generally whitish(though with some dirt on them) as long as they r fresh... If they are mushy or dirty brown coloured, I think it'll be a few days old...

[baskaran.ramamurthy]

Thanks for your prompt response
I have refered to the black colour which some mushrroms have When the stems are removed
Baskaran

[chevy]

mushrooms do hav tht blackish, "sorinjufied" looking thing on the inside.. are u talkin about that???

[dev]

yeah... tht's the natural colour on the inside of the mushroom cap... u needn't remove it... :)

[baskaran.ramamurthy]

Yes exactly the same. Do you have any clues to get over the natural nutty oddour of mushrooms after cooking
Thanks
Baskaran

[chevy]

Yes exactly the same. Do you have any clues to get over the natural nutty oddour of mushrooms after cooking
Thanks
Baskaran mushrooms have odour? u talking about table mushrooms .. or button mushrooms right? there are over two thousand types of mushrooms..

[annie.rp]

hi,
i usually clean mushrooms by putting them in warm(not hot) water with a squeeze of lemon in it for a few minutes and them wiping them dry. then i cut them and use for the recipe. usually use ginger garlic paste for recipes involving mushroom, so the smell of mushroom is not predominant. hope this helps
with regards
annie

[azhagi]

Mushrooms should not be washed,you should only wipe it with a wet kitchen towel/tissue.Washing will make the mushroom very tough and leathery while cooking. This I got to know from the Food Network Channel and after following this advice,I feel they are right.

[dev]

Yes exactly the same. Do you have any clues to get over the natural nutty oddour of mushrooms after cooking
Thanks
Baskaran

:roll: I like mushroom for it flavour & texture... so never tried to get over its nutty flavour... but usage of spices generally masks the flavour of mushroom to some extent...:)

[Lambretta]

I never care bout cleaning them........jus buy them as a pack, chop them & use them for my pizza (the only recipe for which Ive used them so far....but Ive been meaning to make mushroom curry for quite some time! :D)

[pavalamani pragasam]

Good old days when mushroom cultivation was unknown we got fresh 'aval kaaLaan' from fields after a night's rain with lightning. Pinching off the muddy roots wash them thoroughly. Grind coconut with jeera, pepper & red chilli. Saute small onion cuttings in oil, add the coconut paste & mushroom. Cook in a pressure cooker. The gravy has a divine aroma & taste!!!

[Kavitha Ravi]

[tscii]
Try this dish.
CRISPY FRIED MUSHROOMS

Ingredients:

500 grms oyster mushrooms, tear them into big pieces
100 grms self rising flour
60 grms rice flour
1 tbs corn flour
½ tsp pepper powder
½ tsp chillie powder
100 ml water
Salt to taste
Oil

Method:
Mix all the flours and the spices.
Add water and enough salt and mix to a batter.
The batter should be like idlli flour.
Add in the muchrooms and mix well.
Heat oil in a wok, when it is hot, add the
Mushrooms little by little and fry till crisp.
Drain on a paper and serve hot with chillie sauce.

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/7371/friedmushroomssi1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[NM]

Good old days when mushroom cultivation was unknown we got fresh 'aval kaaLaan' from fields after a night's rain with lightning. Pinching off the muddy roots wash them thoroughly. Grind coconut with jeera, pepper & red chilli. Saute small onion cuttings in oil, add the coconut paste & mushroom. Cook in a pressure cooker. The gravy has a divine aroma & taste!!!aiyooh, PP ma'am..............you have just remined me of the only 2 occasions i've eaten them and they are DIVINE!!!!! :slurp:

[pavalamani pragasam]

:D

[baskaran.ramamurthy]

Crispy mushrooms looks awesome . Amazing presentation .
Regards
Baskaran