Sunday, October 23, 2005

Mushroom kurma

Ingredients:
Chop fine :1 lb garden ( button) mushrooms - firm ones
Medium sized onions - 3
Greens peas - 1/2 cup
Wash the mushrooms and chop into small cubes
Chop the onions fine.

Spices to add:
Cloves - 6
Cinnamon - 1 rolled stick
Tumeric - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

To grind :
Medium sized onion - 1 sliced
Tomatoes - 1 large - sliced
Cardamoms - 2
Ginger - 1" piece
Garlic - minced - 1 tsp
Coconut - 1/2 grated
Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
Red chillies - 5 or 6 for good spice
Aniseed - 3 tsp
Grind these into a fine paste . Set aside

Method:

Take 3tbsp oil in a pan.
Add cloves , cinnamon and let them pop.
Add onions and saute them till lite brown.
Add the mushrooms and cook them for 5 mins on medium fire.
Add the tumeric and stir well.
Add the ground paste and keep stirring the mix for a couple of minutes.
Add 10 oz of water and then cover and cook on medium flame till raw smell disappears.
The korma will be done once the oil seperates on the top.
Garnish with coriander.
Serve hot with rice / rotis / idlis / dosas.

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