Name: Shamu datshi (Mushrooms & cheese)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Bhutanese
Ingredients: 1 large brown onion, sliced; 2 Indian green chillies, halved lengthways; 100 g (3½ oz/1 cup) grated cheddar cheese; 30 g (1 oz/¼ cup) crumbled feta cheese; 2 tablespoons thin (pouring) cream; 250 g (9 oz) oyster mushrooms, torn, or any type of mushroom you like; a mixture would be lovely too; 100 g (3½ oz) butter; 1 very ripe tomato, sliced into wedges

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Lands of the Curry Leaf

By Peter Kuruvita

Published 2018

About

Bhutan is blessed with rich natural forests that are home to many species of mushrooms, which find their way into this typical Bhutanese dish. Serve this simple, warming meal with some bread or boiled potatoes.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) butter
1 large brown onion, sliced

Method

Melt the butter in a heavy-based saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and allow to sweat for 2–3 minutes.

Add the mushrooms and season with a pinch of salt. Fry together, stirring lightly, for about 3 minutes. Add the tomato and chilli and continue cooking for 2 minutes.

Pour in 100 ml