Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • One packet of Button mushrooms
  • 2 Medium sized tomatoes
  • 1 medium sized onion
  • 3 Green chillies
  • Coriander leaves - 2 strands
  • Ginger garlic paste - 1tsp
  • Whole spices - 2 elaichi (1 bay leaf, 1 inch cinnamon , Jeera/Cumin Seeds - 1/4 tsp)
  • Milk - 2 tbsp
  • Saffron strands - a pinch
  • Cashews - 8-12 (soaked in water for 20 mins)
  • Curd - 1 tbsp
  • Cream - 1 tbsp (optional)
  • Kasuri Methi/Dry Fenugreek leaves - 2 tsp
  • Sugar - 1/2 tsp
  • Butter - 1 tsp
  • Red Chilli powder - as per taste
  • Black Pepper powder - 1 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
  • Coriander powder - 1 tsp
  • Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
  • Salt
  • Oil for cooking

Instruction

  • In a wok, add 1 tsp oil, chopped tomato, green chillies, ginger garlic paste. Cook until it comes to a nice boil and the tomato becomes mushy
  • Transfer it to a blender, add the soaked cashews
  • Blend it to a fine paste, do not add additional water and set aside
  • In a pan, add 1 tsp oil and fry the Onion until golden brown
  • Grind the fried onion to a fine paste and set aside
  • In another pan, add 1 tsp butter and add the mushrooms. Do not cut the mushrooms to small pieces. Just cut them into halves and the leave the smaller ones as is.
  • The mushrooms will start to release their water content. Cook until all the water evaporates on medium heat
  • Once all the water content is gone, transfer the butter fried mushrooms in a bowl and set aside
  • Take a deep pan, heat some oil and add the whole spices
  • Next add the fried onion paste and cook on a medium flame, until the color changes to a brownish tinge and the oil starts to separate.
  • Next add the tomato and cashew paste, mix well. Cook till the oil separates again and the mixture stops sticking to the vessel on a medium flame and the overall color will change to a darker orange.
  • Next add the spice powders - Red Chilli, Turmeric, Coriander, & Black pepper. Stir all the ingredients to marry into the mixture
  • add the sauteed mushrooms. Stir to coat the masala and cook on a low flame
  • Add the milk soaked in saffron and stir well. Check for spice levels and adjust accordingly
  • Add Salt, Kasuri methi, Garam masala and Sugar
  • Next add the curd and cook on closed lid for 4-5 mins on a low flame
  • Mushrooms cooked in a Cashew gravy is ready to be served with Rotis and Rice. Garnish with Coriander leaves.
  • You may also serve the dish with some rice of your choice, I prefer with a Peas pulav