Vegetarian
Mushroom Cashewnut Masala
Mushroom Cashewnut Masala is a rich and creamy cashewnut based gravy. This tastes absolutely amazing with Rotis/ Bread or Rice. An exotic and flavourful curry with goodness of both cashews and mushrooms :)
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Serves
- 3 people
- Total
- 30 min
Ingredients
- 4 cardamom pods, 2 pieces of Dalchini( cinnamon),Whole Garam Masala
- 1/2 tspCumin seeds ( Zeera)
- 2 ( small sized finely chopped)Onion
- 15 ( halved cashews to addto gravy)Cashew Nuts (Kaju)
- 5-6 ( chopped)White Button Mushroom
- 1/4 cup small pieces for grinding ( soaked in warm water for 15 mins and pureed )Cashew Nuts (Kaju)
- 2 ( pureed) or you may also make use of tomato pureeTomato
- 3 tspKashmiri Red chilli powder
- 1 tspCoriander Powder ( Dhania)
- 1/4 tspTurmeric powder ( Haldi)
- 1 tspGinger garlic paste
- 5 tspOil / butter
- as per tastesalt
Method
- Step 1
Heat 5 tsp oil / butter in a pan .
- Step 2
Add Cumin seeds and the whole spices cinnamon and cardamom pods.
- Step 3
Then add the finely chopped onions and fry them until golden brown.
- Step 4
Add powdered spices like Kashmiri chilli powder and coriander powder and mix well.
- Step 5
Add the tomato puree and cashewnut puree ( add very little water if you find its too thick)
- Step 6
Cover and bring this gravy to a boil for about 10 mins or so.
- Step 7
Add the mushrooms and soaked cashewnut and mix well.
- Step 8
Cover and cook for another 5-7 mins or until the gravy thickens a little until the desired consistency.
- Step 9
Garnish with coriander sprigs and serve hot with rice or roti.
