Tamarind Mushrooms & Cherry Tomatoes

Name: Tamarind Mushrooms & Cherry Tomatoes
Prep time: 2 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 12 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 x 285 g (10 oz) tins button mushrooms; 1 green chilli, or to taste; Handful of fresh chives; 2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee; 2 tbsp vegetable oil or ghee; 1 tsp brown mustard seeds; 1 tsp nigella seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 300 g (10½ oz) cherry tomatoes; 1 tsp ground turmeric; Chilli powder, to taste; 2 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp ginger paste; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tbsp tamarind paste; Fine sea salt, to taste; 1 tsp ground coriander

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

15-Minute Indian

By Anjula Devi

Published 2025

About

Mushrooms are delicious, displaying an umami earthiness. I love how mushrooms absorb flavour, making them a great pairing for Indian spices.

Ingredients

2 x 285 g (10 oz) tins button mushrooms
1 green chilli, or to taste

Asia
India
Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Drain the mushrooms.
Slit the green chilli lengthways.
Finely chop the fresh chives.
Place a wok on a high heat, then add the following ingredients in this order: vegetable oil or ghee, brown mustard seeds, nigella seeds, fennel seeds, cherry tomatoes, turmeric, chilli powder, button mushrooms, garlic paste, ginger paste, green chilli, tomat