Mushroom Pepper Fry
Few fresh bell peppers, a whole basket full of hot chili peppers, some tomatoes & bitter gourds are a few things that I harvested from my yard a couple of days back; fresh, glossy & happy produce of my efforts through the summer.
Even though I am still in the rest mode and trying to devote only a little bit of my energy cooking these days, the super fresh vegetables needed to be used ASAP. I still do not have any idea what I am going to do with all that chili peppers, but in this recipe I did use up a few of the bell peppers & chili peppers. Look at the peppers – how gorgeous are they?
This is one quick recipe probably done in less than 20 minutes, very uniquely flavored with the nigella seeds and the very fragrant Asian sesame oil that I have used here.
Mushroom Pepper Fry
Ingredients:
- 2 Bell Peppers
- 8 oz Button Mushrooms
- 6-7 Small Hot Chili Peppers (like Thai Bird), Slit
- 1/Teaspoon Nigella Seeds/Kalonji
- 1Teaspoon Sesame Seeds
- 1/2 Medium Onion
- 1/2 Large Tomato
- 1 Tablespoon Asian Sesame Oil
- A dash of Hot Sauce (Like Sriracha)
- Salt
- A Slice of Fresh Lime
Preparation:Chop the Bell Peppers, Onions & Tomato to almost same sizes – like rough squares.
Wash, & slice the mushrooms into thick slices. Dry them off with a paper towel.
Add oil to a skillet; add the nigella seeds & the sesame. Switch on the heat & let the oil heat up along with the spices. When the spices start to sizzle, add the small hot chili peppers in the oil. Be careful! The seeds might splutter. Toss the peppers & cook for a couple of minutes till they have brown spots on them.
Add the onions & the bell peppers in the pan. Cook quickly over very high heat for 1-2 minutes till the onions are translucent. Add the mushrooms & the tomato, a dash of Hot Sauce & Salt. Cook everything together at high heat, while tossing them frequently – till the water from the mushrooms & the tomato dries up.
Transfer to the serving dish & finish it off with some fresh lime juice. Serve hot as a side.
This is a great side dish; I know it is kind of a mixed cuisine thing with the sesame oil & the nigella seeds, but it did work out great on the flavor front. The mushroom are as earthy & meaty as can be & are very well complimented by the fresh crunch & heat of the peppers. Serve it with flat breads, with rice/pasta or even with meat or fish. Sending this to GYO – The Final Event for 2009, hosted by Andrea herself.
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I love the peppers… I miss having a garden. Dish looks great!
This looks so good Soma. Bell peppers and the mushroom
make a great combination with the onions.
IMO, the bittergourd is the most rewarding once it starts to fruit, though a pain to start and does not do well without the heat, but fresh is the only way they taste good.
I have the bell peppers from the garden (have to be harvested soon or the frost will get them) saved for making some chicken with bell peppers I saw on Sailu’s blog the other day.
Oh, that looks so good! I love the beautiful colors and pretty presentation!
Cheers,
Rosa
Love spicy frys.. like this one. looking delicious.
I loved it so much!! Nice combo.
Thats a lovely combo of vegetables. I loved the color, looks so appetizing.
Loved the combo. Mouthwatering! 🙂
I can’t wait to see what you do with that bitter gourd. and this looks wonderful.
Wow,the peppers look real gorgeous Soma.It will be a crime if you are using them fresh..and the harvesting part from your yard made me like crazy..great effort darling..btw,this recipe looks bright too..
Hey Soma,
Wow u’ve had a good lot of harvest 🙂 the colour of the peppers looks so stunning 🙂
The stir fry looks superb! looks like one healthy filling yummy dish.
TC
Wow, I love this dish. Those are absolutely some gorgeous peppers you have there! Hot and spicy with lime, looks and sounds delicious.
Delicious stir fry combo Soma!
Except for Nigella seeds which I don’t know all the other ingredients are my favourite!!
Ivy, here is the wiki link for the Nigella Seeds: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigella_sativa
I have seen it used a lot in mediterranean cooking, esp. on the fresh baked breads along with the sesame.
ooh! now we’re talking! i will surely try this 🙂
Hmm…sounds good,sure pepper adds a zing to the fry! I hav cooked mushrooms only oncein my life time !!!
Sure looks like the one that you get in the restaurants!Love the combo Soma and ofcourse the pic:)
Hey..I am first time here..came through Sia’s monsoon spice…you’ve got such a wonderful blog..and congratulations on your winning the MLLA
You have great vegetarian recipes, Soma!
Omg, am speechless, delicious!!!
oh wow!! that look soo pretty and delicious!!
u got a very beautiful blog with lovely pictures and many yummy recipes….mushroom surely looks very delicious and its one of my fav too
Fresh produce from home garden sounds so much more flavorful.Love the spice from the hot peppers 😀
Great tempting clicks, peppers look so fresh…nothing to beat the garden fresh veggies. I am going to try this recipe with some chicken I have without the Kalonji.
What a beautiful garden you must be having that blooms all these colorful vegetables !
Lovely recipe as usual !
I am madly in love with nigella seeds, I first had them in that salty cheese that is like a knotted rope. (Which, when I buy it, I eat most of it myself in short time)
The stir-fry looks delish!
What a wonderful garden bounty you have. (I am sorry, I tried to like bitter gourd but just couldn’t – it must be an acquired taste) But I do love peppers, tomatoes, and chilies!
What a nice combination, bell pepper and mushroom, looks so yummie, love the color in this dish 🙂
This looks really appetising! I’ve never heard og Nigella seeds though.
Looks tantalizing! I need a fork to dig out one of those right now:)
What an interesting mix of flavours – would love to try this one out!
This curry sounds delicious with mushrooms, yum!
WoW!!!!! I’m still waiting for the day when i’ll get my very own kitchengarden…though I always grow few things in pots but I want a kitchen garden so that i can grow vegetables & so badly want atleast one fruit tree.Really happy for you, u get to do all these…..dish looks tempting…BTW visit my blog I got few awards for u, those are my first ones I really wanted to share with u.thanks.
Hmmm…spicy. I’ll have to try this.
Jhurite nijer baganer harvest! aha … barir kotha mone koriye dile Soma. 🙂
Darun recipeta kintu … jhal jhal ar chatpata! 🙂
This sounds like a great mix of flavors! And, I have a lot of green bell peppers from my CSA, so this comes just in time.
This looks like a delicious stir-fry! I’d love it on a big pile of rice!
Simple stir fries are my favorite go to weeknight meal, and yours look delicious with the homegrown peppers. Thanks for sharing again with Grow Your Own!
looks beautiful..such pretty colours….
I tried it… it’s pretty good!
I tried this recipe for a party (minus the tomato) and it got over in a minute. It was such a different taste and delicious. What I like about this recipe is it is very different yet simple, I don’t have to grind or add a whole bunch of spices. And I think I am going to try this same recipe with different veggies like okra etc. I bet it would taste good.
Nice pics…new comer here..luved the stay…nice recipe collection as well!