Mushroom Marsala / Curry/ ಅಣಬೆ ಮಸಾಲ

                 
             Easy recipe of white button mushrooms in an onion-tomato based medium spiced gravy. Mushrooms are used to prepare a variety of dishes like biryani, masala, kadai mushroom gravy and curry, mushroom fried rice.
   

Ingredients:

• White button Mushroom/ ಅಣಬೆ- 8-10 (1pkt)
• Onion-2 (medium)
• Tomato-2(medium)
• Green chilly -1 slit
• Ginger garlic paste- 1/2 tsp
• Red chilly powder -2tsp
• Coriander powder - 1 tsp
• Garam masala powder-1tsp
• Jeera-1/4tsp
• Coconut  -1/2 cup
• Khus khus/ ಗಸಗಸೆ-1tsp
• Cashew nuts -3-4
• Mustard seeds-1/4tsp
• Curry leaves-1string
• Coriander leaves-2strings
• Oil-2tsp
• Salt- to taste

Pre preparation:

• Roughly chop Tomato and grind into paste.
• Roughly chop onion , grind into paste.
• Dry roast khus khus and add freshly greated coconut grind into paste.
• Clean mushroom and chop into small pieces.keep aside.
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Method:

1. Heat a pan add oil, mustard seeds, jeera, curry leaves stir.
2. Add Ginger garlic paste ,slit green chilly fry, add onion paste ,roast a minute.
3. Add Tomato paste, ground coconut , khus khus , cashew paste mix well and cook for 3 minutes.
4. Add red chilly powder, coriander powder, garam masala mix well.
5. Once starts separating oil add chopped mushroom , give a stir.
6. Add water , salt and close the lid. ( Add water carefully ,once after adding salt to mushroom it's leaves water).
   
7. Cook for 5-8 minutes till mushroom cooks well.
8. Give a mix and add finely chopped coriander leaves.
   

                 Serve hot with Chapati, Pulka, Roti , Poori, Nan, etc....

Note:

• If you are serving mushroom masala with hot rice then add little more water and make a gravy.
• Cashew nuts is optional,you can omit. Cashew nuts gives richness to the masala.