Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo Recipe

Name: Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Goan Recipes
Ingredients: 250 grams Button mushrooms cut into quarters; 1 null Onion finely chopped; 3 cloves Garlic; 2 inch Ginger; 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); null Oil for cooking; null Salt to taste; 3 null Dry Red Chillies; 1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns; 2 null Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 3 null Cloves (Laung)

Archana's Kitchen

May 17, 2025

4852 Ratings

Time:Prep: 20 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 50 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Dinner

Cuisine:Goan Recipes

Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo Recipe is a variation of the classic Goan Pork Vindaloo recipe. This traditional dish was introduced by the Portuguese in Goa. In this recipe, the mushroom is cooked in a vinegar based curry infused with Indian spices.

This is for all the vegetarian lovers who will be dreading to try the traditional Vindaloo Recipe. In Goa, the dish is prepared for all the special occasion when people gather around for a festive lunch meal.

Serve the Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo along with steamed rice or even lachha paratha for lunch.

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Serve the Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo along with steamed rice or even lachha paratha for lunch.

If you are looking for more Goan Recipes here are some of our favorites :

Ingredients

To Be Ground To Paste

250 grams Button mushrooms, cut into quarters

1 Onion, finely chopped

3 cloves Garlic

2 inch Ginger

1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)

Oil, for cooking

Salt, to taste

3 Dry Red Chillies

1 teaspoon Coriander (Dhania) Seeds

1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)

1 teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns

2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

3 Cloves (Laung)

Instructions for Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo Recipe

To begin making the Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo, first prep all the ingredients, and get all the spices together.

The next step is to roast the masala for the vindaloo.

Heat a small skillet over medium heat; add all the ingredients to be ground into a paste and roast them for a few minutes until you get a roasted aroma and the red chilies are lightly crisp.

Turn off the heat, allow it to cool a bit and grind into a fine powder.

Pound the ginger and garlic in a pestle and motor and keep aside.

Heat oil in a pan; add the ginger garlic paste and saute for a few seconds. Add the chopped onions and saute until the onions are tender.

Add the turmeric powder, the ground spice powder, the mushrooms. Add the salt, cover the pan and simmer for 10 minutes until the mushrooms are cooked.

Once done, open the pan, and allow the vindaloo masala to thicken, but evaporating any excess liquid. Turn off the heat and serve warm.

Serve the Goan Style Mushroom Vindaloo along with steamed rice or even lachha paratha for lunch.