This Mushroom Spinach Curry goes from stovetop to table in less than 15 minutes. The creamy coconut sauce flavored with a few simple sauces is out of the world. All you need with it is some rice. Vegan, gluten-free, soy-free and nut-free recipe.
I enjoy sharing all my recipes with you, but the ones that make me proudest are those quick weeknight dishes that take minutes to throw together, but taste incredible.This spinach-mushroom curry is such a recipe. It takes a minimum of ingredients, is super-nutritious, and tastes great with either rice or chapatis or even any storebought bread.Since it is a weeknight, I’ll stay off the rambling. Enjoy the Mushroom Spinach Curry, everyone!
Mushroom Spinach Curry
Ingredients
- 1 cup sliced button mushrooms (can use crimini)
- 1/2 16- oz package of frozen, chopped spinach, thawed (thaw in microwave if pressed for time). If using fresh spinach, use about 4 cups chopped.
- 1 tbsp sambar powder See link in Recipe Notes for a recipe for Sambar Powder. You can also buy this at an Indian grocery or online.
- 1 tbsp canola oil
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup coconut milk
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a saucepan.
- Add the onions and saute on medium heat until brown spots appear.
- Add the sambar powder and stir in.
- Add the mushrooms, stir until they start to soften.
- Add the spinach and stir until well mixed.
- Add 1/4 cup of water and cook until the vegetables are tender, a few minutes.
- Add salt to taste and coconut milk.
- Stir thoroughly and take off the heat.
- Enjoy!
Notes
For another great mushroom curry recipe, try this family favorite: My Dad’s Not Mutton Mushroom Curry.
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Priya says
April 13, 2009 atThat looks super delicious Vaishali! I wish I could grab that bowl for dinner tonight.
Indhu says
April 13, 2009 atyummy curry 🙂
quick to put together and the sambar powder must have given it a nice zing 🙂
Divya Vikram says
April 14, 2009 atI love mushroom in curries. A sure going to try this Vaishali!
Pavani says
April 14, 2009 atLove the spinach & mushroom combo with coconut milk and sambar pd. I’m going to try this out.
Paulina says
April 14, 2009 atYum! I will definitely be making this soon.
Sharmila says
April 14, 2009 atI like the idea of adding coconut milk to the spinach Vaishali. 🙂
karmalily says
April 14, 2009 atThis looks AMAZING!
Cham says
April 14, 2009 atWhat a creamy and delicous dish!
Miri says
April 14, 2009 atHappy New Year to you too!
This mushroom spinach curry seems very similar to the egg spinach curry I recently made from Good Food 101 – looks yummy and the sambar powder is a nice tpuch to go with the coconut milk..
Arundathi says
April 14, 2009 atthat looks really delicious, Vaishali! I’m definitely trying this soon.
Ashwini says
April 14, 2009 atLove the combination of mushroom and spinach. Curry looks rich, creamy and delicious..Bookmarked.
Ramya Vijaykumar says
April 14, 2009 atmmm, I never imagined Mushrooms, Spinach and Coconut milk get along well… Lovely dish…
Priya says
April 14, 2009 atThats a delicious curry Vaishali…yummy:)
Charanya says
April 14, 2009 atI heard about your blog through a friend – and you’ve won me over with the very 1st recipe I just read! I LOVE both Mushrooms and Spinach!:)
A_and_N says
April 14, 2009 atThis is so simple! A loves mushrooms and I should try this out sometime!
Soma says
April 14, 2009 atLovely combination, both being my favorites. but i never thought of doing them together.
G3 says
April 14, 2009 atLooks SOoo Yummy! Am going to try it soon!!
Pavithra Kodical says
April 15, 2009 atCurry looks delicious..My husband loves mushroom, but i don’t know much vegan recipe to cook using mushroom..This combo seems interesting.Thanks for this recipe.
Uma says
April 15, 2009 atlooks so creamy and tempting. Nice dish!
bee says
April 15, 2009 athave you tried the dried mushrooms (mixed) oin the huge jar at costco? wonderful flavours, and even quicker. i will be trying this recipe soon.
Raaga says
April 15, 2009 atI have mushrooms and no spinach… worth a try even without the spinach… the sambar powder and coconut milk seem great 🙂
pavotrouge says
April 15, 2009 atyum, the curry looks awesome! happy new year too!
Jayashree says
April 16, 2009 atQuick, easy and delicious – that’s just the kind of dish I like.
Happy Tamil new year to you and your family.
atmarati avirodhena says
April 23, 2009 atYAY i made this last night 🙂 and guess what, it turned out really nicely ..i added some coarse pepper as well 🙂 the spinach and coconut combo totally rocks.. thank you vaishali 🙂
Rumela says
July 7, 2009 atGreat recipe!! The combination is truly fascinating. mushroom and spinach both are nutritious and good for health. So mushroom-spinach curry is likely to be tasty and healthy alike. thank you for shearing your post.
Swapna says
November 24, 2009 atHi Vaishali,
I just tried your mushroom spinach curry today and it was wonderful. I’m feeling pretty smug and happy that i pulled of a recipe with two unlikely ingredients.. but couldn’t have done it without your recipe.
many thanks for sharing.
ps: i added ginger garlic paste and red chilly powder to your list of ingredients.. they fared well with the recipe 🙂
Jessy says
February 26, 2010 atI made this last night. i used Curry Powder insted of Sambar powder which turned out to be excellet.. it was supposed to last me for 3 days, but it is all gone…………
Vaishali says
February 26, 2010 atSwapna: Good suggestions, and thanks for sharing– glad you liked the curry!
Jessy, thanks for the feedback– so happy you liked it!
jayashree says
April 24, 2010 atYummy receipe vaishali!
Really all my family members liked it.My husband asked me to do again and again.Thanks
Mynnx says
May 14, 2010 atThanks for the recipe! It was so good, I made it again for my friends the next day!
I took a picture, if you want to see: http://eat.ly/mark/mushroomspinach_curry
Ann says
September 22, 2011 atJust now I made it.. Its sooo yummy that i could not resist posting a comment here.. Thank you for this delicious dish…
Jane from Melbourne says
September 29, 2011 atYummy, just made this for lunch. I added some cubes of plain tofu to it and cooked it for a little bit longer so the flavours infused the tofu. Delicious!
Anonymous says
February 29, 2012 atcooked this for dinner.used curry powder and added green chillies,red chilli powder,black pepper(a little bit of each one of the spices) and a bit of coriander powder.I used fresh spinach and before adding the coconut milk I dried all the water in the pan(dont like a lot of gravy). the ingredients were well out of my comfort zone but loved the end result.lets hope hubby likes it too(not home yet).keeping my fingers crossed.
Anonymous says
March 10, 2012 atbrilliant! keep up the good work, more spinach recipes please!!
Rekha says
October 4, 2012 atI have bought fresh mushrooms and spinach. I could not wait to cook them since they are sooo freshhhhhhh! Then I got an idea to cook mushrooms and spinach together and see how the result will be, but I have no clue how to cook them together… I wanted to cook some gravy kind… so I searched online and viola! I found your recipe… It satisfied all my criteria mushrooms, spinach, gravy… moreover I like the idea of sambhar powder in it…so I cooked immediately and the end result is awesome. Thank you so much… Btw, you have a nice blog! 🙂
Hasita says
February 11, 2013 atAmazing how a dish that you posted three years ago is what I want to eat today. Your passion for food really shows in the way your recipes are relevant long after you post them. I hope, like several others I’m sure, that you’ll keep cooking and writing for a very long time to come. 🙂