Malai Mushroom Matar
by Tarla Dalal

Malai mushroom matar makes for a tasty flavorsome vegetable dish in a rich creamy gravy. Mushroom malai muttar is a tempting quick mushroom recipe with mushrooms, peas, cream (malai) ,Indian spice powders and green coriander leaves.

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Malai Mushroom Matar recipe - How to make Malai Mushroom Matar

1 cup shelled green peas
250 gms mushrooms (khumbh)
3 cardamoms (elaichi)
1 stick cinnamon (dalchini)
2 large onions
2 tbsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1/2 cup tomato puree
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tbsp coriander (dhania) powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp garam masala
1/4 cup cashewnut (kaju) paste
1/2 cup fresh cream
1/4 cup chopped coriander (dhania) leaves
2 tbsp oil
salt to taste

Method

Clean wash and cut mushrooms in quaters.
Heat oil in a kadhai. add green cardamom, cinnamon stick and chopped onions and fry until light golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste and cook for half a minute. add tomato puree, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala and salt and cook till oil seperates from the masala.
Add cashewnut paste dissolved in 1/2 cup of water, stir well.
Add green peas and mushrooms, cook on medium heat till peas are cooked.
Add the cream and half the chopped coriander leaves and cook on low flame for 3 minutes.
Serve hot sprinkled with chopped coriander leaves.