Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Happy Cooking: Mushroom Changezi....Indian Masala

With on set of winter, along with fresh green vegetables we see the availability of Mushrooms in plenty-the Button Mushroom variety.This is one natural produce that's tasty by itself and also enhances any dish by its mere presence. Mushroom can be added to a variety of dishes,like potato. It makes a dish look more exotic.
I am going list for you a dish which has mushroom in dominance and the other vegetables merely extend grace by their presence. This dish is more on the lines of a mughalai preparations.

For TWO servings you will require the following:

1. 250 gms button mushrooms,each cut in to two.
2. 100 gms onion diced fine.1/4cup fresh green peas. 01 small carrot diced fine.
3. 100 gms tomato OR 05 Tps Tomato puree'.
4. Paste of 02 green fresh chili,1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves,07-09 pods garlic and 2" ginger.
5. Paste of 05-07 cashew nuts.
6. o1 tps garam masala, red chili powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and 1" stick Cinnamon.
7. Cooking oil/desi ghee - 50ml.
8. Water.


Method

1. In a wok/kadai pour the oil on medium flame and on heating put in the Jeera, cloves and Cinnamon.

2. On Jeera getting golden, add the green paste and stir fry till light brown.

3. Put in the onion and stir fry till onion becomes transparent. Sprinkle a little salt and fry till the onions start to brown.Add turmeric powder, red chili powder stir and pour in a big spoon of water to blend.

4.Stir fry till golden brown add tomato,coriander powder, peas and carrot. Stir fry and keep the mixture moist by adding water,little at a time.

5.Put in the mushroom and garam masala and stir fry to blend well all of the ingredients and make sure that the onions reduce to paste.Add cashew paste and blend.

6. Pour in water, enough to drown the dish. Cover and cook for 3-5 mts.

7 Uncover and add salt to taste. Reduce gravy to required consistency.

8. The gravy should be thick and serve it with Tandoori roti/Phoolka.

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