Mushroom Tikka is an easy Indian starter or appetizer, in which mushrooms are marinated in a creamy and spicy marinade and grilled or baked. It is a healthy Indian appetizer and protein-rich recipe made from button mushrooms.
Along with mushrooms, you can add your favourite vegetable. In this tandoori mushroom tikka recipe, we have added onions and bell peppers. In this recipe, it is very important to marinate mushroom and other vegetables in hung curd and spices.
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For Marination¼ cup hung curd
1 tablespoon besan/gram flour
1 teaspoon garlic + chilli flakes paste (or can also use grated garlic and ¼ teaspoon chilli flakes)
¼ teaspoon ajwain/carom seeds
1 teaspoon cumin/jeera + coriander/dhaniya powder
¼ teaspoon garam masala/ kitchen king masala
½ teaspoon chaat masala
salt to taste
½ teaspoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon oil
Other ingredients
200 grams mushrooms sliced (slicing mushrooms is optional, we have used white button mushrooms)
1 onion cut into cubes
½ green capsicum/bell pepper cut into cubes
Method- Take hung curd and besan in a wide bowl and whisk well until smooth.
- Add all the ingredients for marination to the hung curd + besan mixture – garlic + chilli flakes paste, ajwain, dhaniya+jeera powder, garam masala/kitchen king masala, chaat masala, salt, lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon oil. Mix everything well.
- Now add sliced mushrooms (you can even add whole mushrooms), onion and bell pepper.
- Mix well till the mushroom and veggies are well coated with the marinade. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
- Soak wooden skewers in water for about 15-20 minutes. Pat them dry. If you are using metal skewers, skip this step.
- After 1 hour, take the marinated mushroom and veggies out of the refrigerator. Take a skewer and arrange mushroom, onion and peppers on a skewer, alternating with each other.
- Line a baking tray with aluminium foil and grease the foil with few drops of oil. Place the skewers on the sheet.
- Pre-heat oven at 200 degrees Celsius.
- Bake at 200 degrees Celsius for 20-25 minutes. After 15 minutes turn the skewers so that there is uniform grilling.
- Then press the grill mode and grill for 5 minutes until the mushrooms look little charred.
- Serve tandoori mushroom tikka hot along with mint-coriander chutney.