Mushroom Butter Masala

Recipe based on recipe from: Sharm Passions - Mushroom butter masala

Ingredients

• 450g sliced mushrooms
• 50g butter
• 2 tsp cumin seeds
• 2 heaped tsp ginger garlic paste (6 cloves of garlic 3 inches cubed of ginger)
• 2 medium sized white onion chopped finely
• 4 tsp kashmiri chilli powder (if you dont have use 3 parts chilli powder 1 part paprika)
• 2 tsp garam masala powder
• 150ml fresh single cream
• salt to taste
• 8 medium sized tomatoes chopped roughly (640g)
• 20 cashews
• a pinch kasoori methi (or 1 tsp of maple syrup)
• coriander leaves chopped just to garnish

Method

1. Blend tomato and cashews into a paste and set aside
2. Melt butter on a low/medium head and add the cumin seeds until they start popping
3. Add Onion and cover pan. Saute for 5 minutes
4. Add salt, and garlic and ginger paste. cook for 2 minutes
5. Add the tomato and cashew paste and cook for 10 minutes. Add a dash of water if needed
6. Add chilli powder and garam masala. cook for 2 minutes
7. Add mushrooms and allow them to sweat down. Roughly 5 mins
8. Add cream, mix well and put on a low heat, bring to boil
9. Add kasoori methi and stir
10. Serve with rice

Comments

To make the garlic and ginger paste. Add the ginger and garlic to a pestle and mortar and crush until a paste. Optional - add a tsp of oil.

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