Mushroom Mutter Curry

Mushroom Matar in Marathi

Serves: 2 to 3 persons
Time: 30 to 35 minutes

Ingredients:
12 to 15 Button Mushrooms (medium size)
1/2 to 3/4 cup Green peas
2 tbsp butter
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 cup Onion paste
3/4 cup tomato puree
2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
Garam Masala - 2 cardamoms, 2 cloves, 1/2 inch cinnamon, 4 pepper corn
1/2 tsp Garam masala powder
2 to 3 tbsp cream or evaporated milk
Salt to taste

Method:
1) Heat a wok or a pan. Add garam masala Ingredients, except cardamom. Dry roast for a minute. Make a fine powder (I used mortar and pestle). Thinly slice the mushrooms.
2) Heat the pan. Add butter and let it melt. Add fine powder of Garam Masala and cardamom. Saute for few seconds and then add onion paste, ginger-garlic paste and red chili powder.
3) Saute the onion paste until color turns to golden brown. Add tomato puree. Cover and cook for couple of minutes. Now introduce green peas. Cover the pan and let it cook for 3 to 4 minutes over medium heat. Add little water if required. Also mix in the salt and readymade garam masala powder.
4) Once peas are cooked nicely, add sliced mushroom. Let the mushroom cook for couple of minutes. Turn off the heat and add cream. Stir nicely till the cream incorporates in the curry.
Serve this delectable curry with any Indian bread.