Living in an abundance of coconut makes me grateful for every pleasure given by coconut in various forms. Starting from coconut water to coconut meat which turns into coconut milk. Coconut milk is like magic that makes food taste creamy and savory. Have you ever tried using coconut milk in your cooking?
Coconut milk is also available in canned products that you can find in supermarkets. Even though it might be quite expensive in your area, I believe it's worth it for you to buy. Is not it? What do you think?
Well, one of the side dishes that you can cook to try the pleasure of coconut milk is curry. What I mean by curry here is that you don't have to use curry leaves, curry powder, or even turmeric.
A recipe that I will share this time is a lite version of curry. You usually see curry in the exact color of turmeric. This time I will not use turmeric. I say this is the "lite" version in taste to be acceptable for those of you who may not be used to enjoying curry with a strong taste. For me, to be honest I prefer this curry in the lite version.
Then, what about the main ingredient of this curry? There are tons of curry versions out there. But what is popular is chicken curry. Here I'll be using the plant-based version which won't taste much different from the chicken curry. Let's see!
Mushroom As Main Curry Ingredients
I really like to have a supply of button mushrooms at home, even if it's the canned version. Oh, it's tough to find fresh button mushrooms in my area.
How about the supply of button mushrooms in your city? Blessed are the people who live in friendly edible mushroom areas.
Of them, I made the curry mushroom recipe too because I only had a can of button mushrooms in the pantry for dinner at that time. Because I always have a supply of instant coconut milk, so I can make a side dish with only coconut milk as an ingredient. I've always believed that coconut milk will do its best magic for delicious food results.
Well, this is my first time cooking using canned mushrooms. I'm also curious about what canned mushrooms look like. I hope they stay in good shape. Although, I'm also sure that the color of the canned mushrooms will be different from the fresh ones.
Opened Canned Mushrooms
Let's take a look at the shape and color of the button mushrooms that were already in the can! Oops, I apologize if my actions seem tacky. Well, indeed as much as possible I try to avoid food products that have been packaged in cans. So this is the first time I tried canned mushroom products.
I'm quite satisfied with the shape of the button mushrooms in the can. I've opened the can cover manually, because a puller is provided on the top. It's just that, for a slightly brownish color, it's different from fresh white button mushrooms. That is not a problem because indeed it is a consequence that must be accepted from using food products that are packaged in cans.
Curry Button Mushrooms Ingredients
- one can of mushrooms
- Half a red bell pepper, seeds removed. Cut into small pieces.
- 100 grams of coconut milk.
- 3 cloves of garlic, chopped.
- 5 small cloves of onion, chopped.
- the size of a thumb of ginger, thinly sliced.
- enough celery according to your taste, chopped.
- 1 teaspoon of salt.
Spices
- a stalk of cinnamon stick
- 3 cloves
- 3 pieces of star anise
- (optional) ground pepper and coriander powder
NOTE: you can use spices with the powder version. Use the measurement of each ingredient in half a teaspoon.
Cooking Instructions
Cut mushrooms. 
After opening the canned mushrooms, I soaked the mushrooms in water. This is because the canned mushrooms that I use salt water in the canned packaging process. So it will taste very salty if we don't soak the mushrooms again in water.
Then, I cut the button mushrooms into two pieces. I think they would have been too big of a bite if I didn't split them in half. However, this is your choice. It doesn't matter at all if you don't want to cut the mushrooms into small pieces.
Stir-fry onion, garlic, and ginger. 
Heat cooking oil. Then stir-fry chopped garlic, onion, and ginger. Stir well until they turn into a pleasant fragrance.
Add spices. 
After the stir-fried onions, garlic, and ginger become have pleasant fragnant, then add spices. Stir them well until they looks caramelized.
Add red bell pepper. 
Then, add red bell peppers which have been seeded and cut into cubes. You can also substitute red peppers for green peppers, only if you like them.
Add button mushrooms. 
Add button mushrooms. Stir well and cook them for about 3 minutes or until the mushrooms are half cooked. Add salt and pepper as an optional ingredients.
Add chopped celery. 
Before adding coconut milk later, then add chopped celery. Stir them until they wilt.
Add coconut milk. 
Once the bottom mushrooms look almost cooked, taste them. If it's not salty enough, add salt. If it's too salty, add enough water. This is because after adding coconut milk we are not recommended to add more salt because it will be difficult for salt to spread evenly on the texture of thick coconut milk.
Then, add coconut milk. If the overall texture looks very thick, then add more water. Differences in texture can occur due to differences in the consistency of the coconut milk texture which is different for each product, especially if you use packaged instant coconut milk products.
Cook until the mushrooms are cooked, or have the texture you want. Also, keep an eye on the gravy not drying out which could cause them to burn. My advice, is don't leave them especially if you haven't often cooked this type of curry. For side dishes that contain coconut milk, you have to stir it occasionally so that the consistency of the coconut milk doesn't change, nor does it burn.
Serve! 
Serve curry button mushrooms with rice, or mashed potatoes, or even boiled yams. All options are perfect to serve with curry mushrooms! Well, I serve curry mushrooms with red rice. Also, I sprinkle them with roasted sesame seeds. Yummy!
By the way, food lovers, you can also use other types of mushrooms in this lite curry recipe. I recommend using button mushrooms because they have a chewy texture, much like chicken meat. If you use oyster mushrooms, you should also add potato pieces to complete the curry dish.
I hope you guys like this curry mushroom recipe that doesn't use curry this time. Well, you can share your experiences about enjoying curry. What's your favorite curry?
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Anggrek Lestari
Anggrek Lestari is an Indonesian fiction writer who has published two major books. Now She is a full-time content creator. She has a goal to share life, poem, and food content that makes others happy and can get inspiration.
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How are you dear friend @anggreklestari good morning
I have always wanted to try coconut, I know that milk is widely used in food, but I have never had the chance to try it.
The dish looks delicious, I appreciate you letting us know the recipe and it must surely taste delicious
that you enjoy it a lot
I hope one day you can have a chance to try coconut product.
greetings 😊
As I am lactose intolerant I have looked for alternatives and using coconut milk is a very good one, it gives a very rich flavor to food.
I can't taste what you cooked but from the combinations of ingredients you used, that looks too tasty!
please try coconut milk and let me know what you think about it 😊
i already have done it, hahaa that's the one i use because i am lactose intolerant.
it is soo delicious!
Ohh! This looks delicious. I love eating mushrooms in sauce and this looks just the way I like it. I'm sure it's also very filling. And the presentation is perfect as always. I can't find another word to describe it.
I always adore mushrooms in creamy sauce. In my mind now, I will try mushrooms with butter. I think it would be great taste too 😊
Another divine and artistic creation @anggreklestari. My eyes feast on such beauty. It must have been exquisite. Congratulations and a thousand successes. Blessings...🌺
Glad if you see all beauty in my food presentation.
greetings ☺️🌸🌸🌸
@anggreklestari I always see it. Your creativity is beautiful.🌺
Greetings @anggreklestari, the combination of coconut with the spices must be a delicious blend of flavors, the photos looked very nice on you.
Happy and blessed day!
greeting there ❤️
coconut milk with a lots of spices always be my favorite food list. 🌸
hello friend @anggleklestari it looks very delicious I love the combination of the species, I adore the presentation I congratulate you
Hey friend
maybe you can try in your kitchen too 🌸
thank you for enjoying my post. ❤️
This is a fantastic idea
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this is the first time I see mushrooms in a can, this is really amazing, you always show different dishes with perfect preparations, it really looks very delicious, thank you Many have shared this recipe sis
you can buy the product at Suzuya store 😊
We have star anise and cinnamon sticks here.. I guess I can try this too 😊. I love recipes with coconut milk..
Then try it 😍 your room will be covered with yummy fragrance 😋😋😋
It looks very appetizing, especially because it has curry, an ingredient that I love very much and I use it for almost any food recipe.
that’s great you are familiar with my recipe. Coconut milk has great taste 😋😊
It reminds me a lot of when my family had a field and had a lot of coconuts, sometimes we drank more coconut milk than water. Greetings !
Thank you so much, Plant Power Hive. Im really happy to share my plant-based food here in this beautiful community ❤️🥦🥦🥦
Yay! 🤗
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It looks like a sumptuous dish
So good :)
Yum 😋
Your presentation is so professional
Thank you 😊 glad you like my presentation.
That looks so delicious! And indeed, coconut milk works like magic in food!