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MATAR MUSHROOM RECIPE | Diwali recipes

Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cup green peas (matar) shelled
  • 200 gms mushrooms (goochi) fresh 
  • 2 tblsp oil 
  • 4green cardamoms 
  • 1" cinnamon 
  • 2 large onions 
  • 1 tblsp ginger (adrak) paste 
  • 1 tblsp arlic (lasan) paste 
  • 1/2 cup tomato (tamatar) puree 
  • 1 tblsp red chilli (lal mirch) powder
  • 1 tblsp coriander powder 
  • 1 tsp turmeric (haldi) powder 
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • salt (namak) to taste 
  • 1/2 cup cashewnut (kaju) paste

How to make matar mushroom:
 

  • Clean, wash and cut mushrooms in quarters.
  • Cut onions finely. Heat up oil in a kadhai. 
  • Mix in green cardamom, cinnamon stick and cut onions and stir fry until light golden brown. 
  • Mix in ginger paste, garlic paste and stir fry for half a minute. 
  • Mix in tomato puree, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and salt and stir fry till oil leaves the masala. 
  • Mix in cashew nut paste dissolved in one cup of water, stir well. 
  • Add a cup of water, bring it to a boil and then mix in green peas and mushrooms.
  • Adjust seasoning. Stir fry on low heat up for five minutes.

Mix in green cardamom, cinnamon stick and cut onions and stir fry until light golden brown.