Chatu Besara Recipe in Odia Style

Chatu Besara:-In Odisha it is a yummy nutritious vegetable dish. The primary ingredients required to prepare this dish mainly  mushroom,mustard paste, turmeric powder, tomato, etc. Chatu Besara is very healthy as the main ingredient mushroom is fights cancer, lowers blood glucose, reduces the risk of gout, and keeps the heart healthy. In Odisha ‘Chhatu’ means mushroom .  ‘Besara’ is used term for the gravy made out of a thick base of the mustard sauce. This dish is a very easy-to-make-at-home recipe. Owing to the unavailability of the paddy straw mushroom, I’ve taken button mushroom for the recipe..

INGREDIENTS

1. 500 grms – Locally grown Mushrooms
2. 1 – Large Potato cut into small cubes
3. 2 tbsps – Mustard Oil
4. 1- Large Tomatoes finely chopped
5. 1/2 tsp – Turmeric powder
6. 1/2 tsp- Red chilli powder
7. 1/4tsp – Panch Phutan
8. Salt – To taste
9. Fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
10. For mustard Paste:
11. 2 tbsps – Black mustard seed
12. 4 to 5 – Green chilies
13. 4-5 pods – Garlic

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Clean the mushrooms and shred them into small pieces. Keep aside. After that Peel the potato and cut into small pieces.
2. Soak he black mustard seeds along with the garlic and green chilies for 30 minutes. By adding little water grind this in to a fine thick paste.
3. In a pan add 2 tbsp oil and fry the cut potatoes till almost done and light brown in colour. Keep aside. Then fry the mushrooms till half done and keep aside.
4. In the same pan add Panch Phutan and once they started to crackle add chopped tomatoes and 1 to 2 slit green chillies. Saute for a minute. Then add mushrooms. Fry for 1 to 2 minutes on high heat.
5. Add fried potatoes, turmeric powder , red chilli powder and fry for 2 more minutes. Add the mustard paste in lower heat . Saute for 2 more minutes. Add salt and required amount of water. Let it come to a boil. Cook for 5 more minutes.
6. Transfer to a plate and garnish with coriander leaves and Serve with pain white rice.