Mushroom Makhani, or Mushroom Butter Masala, is a buttery dish of chunky mushrooms and green bell peppers in a perfectly spiced, velvet-textured makhani curry. Serve it with roti, vegan naan or basmati rice for a delicious Indian meal.
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Mushroom Makhani, or Mushroom Butter Masala, is a buttery dish of chunky mushrooms and green bell peppers in a perfectly spiced, velvet-textured makhani curry. Serve it with roti, vegan naan, paratha or basmati rice for a delicious Indian meal.

It was in 2009 that I first created -- and shared with you on this blog -- a recipe for a makhani dish made with mushrooms instead of meat or paneer. I'd already created vegan versions of popular Indian restaurant makhani recipes like butter chicken and paneer makhani (this vegan butter chicken and tofu makhani) but I was eager to experiment with mushrooms because they seemed a perfect fit with the signature orange makhani gravy, especially for those who were trying to avoid soy.
The mushroom makhani was just as amazing as I had imagined, and a delicious new dish was born. More, it tasted way better than any makhani you could buy at a restaurant, and it was easy.

I wanted to pull that recipe back to the front for those of you who, like me, love mushrooms and the amazing qualities they bring to any food they are added to: amazing flavor and umami, tons of texture, and a fantastic nutritional profile. I've up...