Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Peppered Mushroom-Potato Stir Fry

This is a quick, weeknight post about one of my favorite quick, weeknight recipes. I created it on the fly one evening while craving something healthy but comforting.

Although really easy to put together with just a handful of ingredients, my Peppered Mushroom-Potato Stir Fry packs a huge flavor wallop, thanks mainly to the ground black pepper.

It's also quite versatile- as most potato dishes are. So here it is: hope you'll try it!

Peppered Mushroom-Potato Stir Fry

Ingredients:

2 large potatoes, cut into chunky cubes and then zapped in the microwave for about 5 minutes with a few tablespoons of water so they are tender but just short of well-cooked.

1 cup crimini or button mushrooms, halved or quartered (if very big)

1 red onion, sliced

2 large cloves garlic, minced

1 sprig curry leaves

1 tbsp ground black pepper

1 tbsp canola oil

Salt to taste

Heat the oil in a cast-iron or non-stick skillet.

Stir-fry the onions until they start to brown.

Add the garlic, curry leaves and black pepper and stir for a minute.

Add the mushrooms and stir to coat with the oil and pepper.

Add the drained potatoes. Stir occasionally until the potatoes are golden-brown.

Salt to taste. Serve hot!

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I want to take a moment here to thank the lovely Madhuram who gave me the Nice Matters award- my fourth! Thanks, Madhuram, for the thoughtful gesture.

23 comments :

  1. Delicious pepper combo Vaishu :)

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  2. Looks spicy and yum..Guess the pepper shud have given a kick..Will try this sometime

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  3. the dish looks delicious!!!

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  4. wow mushrooms,They look awesome.

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  5. wow!unique combo:))looks so tasty..and congrats on ur award

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  6. delicious combo.. i have tated mashroom pepper dry tastes yummy

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  7. Thats new to me.. nice recipe. must try that!

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  8. looks delicious... nice combo...

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  9. Gasp! Too delicious, Vaishali! I can only imagine (for the moment) what a full tablespoon of black pepper tastes like. My mouth is literally watering.

    No surprise you received a fourth Nice Award. : }

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  10. Cham, Thanks.

    Divya, The pepper does give quite a kick and there's nothing like it, especially on cold winter nights!

    Dee, Pearlsofeast: Welcome and thanks.

    Dhivya, Thanks.

    smn, It is indeed a delicious combo.

    Anjali, Sandhya, Thanks.

    Susan, Thanks. The pepper certainly packs a punch, but that's part of the fun! Hope you try it sometime.

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  11. hmm..sounds yummy Vaishali! will surely try it someitme:)

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  12. Hi Vaishali,
    First time here on your blog. This dish looks wonderful n very good recipe :))

    Plz do visit @

    http://vegetarianmedley.blogspot.com/

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  13. hey vaishali this recipe sounds delicious...mushrooms are always a hot favourite:)

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  14. now thats one recipe i like. simple, few ingredients yet packed with flavours!

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  15. good receipes/// yummyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy..... Fantastic clickkk dear,,,,,

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  16. I'm such a pepper nut, this sounds great!

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  17. even though I am not a fan of mushrooms, the stir-fry looks wonderful, Vaishali. Delicious! Congrats on your award too.

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  18. by the way I like the new look of your blog.

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  19. madhuram11:30 PM

    Your welcome Vaishali. Even though I want to start cooking mushrooms a lot more than I am actually doing now, somehow the smell does not appeal to me. Do you have any tips to avoid the smell? Or maybe I should get used to it, I guess!

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  20. Thanxx Vaishali for visiting :))

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  21. love the combo vishali

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  22. Mansi, Thanks! I hope you do.

    Madhavi, Welcome, and thanks.

    Saswati, Sia, Srikar's kitchen, Liz: Thanks!

    Uma, Thanks, dear. Sorry to hear, though, you don't like mushrooms. I love the texture and the fact that they take on the flavors of spices as beautifully as they do.

    Madhuram, I guess you're talking about the earthy smell that "meatier" mushrooms like portabella have? In that case, you might want to try the white button mushrooms which are really tender and don't have the earthy smell.

    Madhavi, You're welcome!

    Sagari, Thanks!

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  23. madhuram1:13 AM

    Vaishali I'm talking about the white button mushrooms too. When I make mushroom soup, while sauteeing it I get an unpleasant odor. Maybe it's just me! Since my son love mushroom soup I either get the canned one or close my nose while preparing it myself.

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