Mushroom Kurma | Kaalan Kuruma

Easy, delicious and rich mushroom korma taste great with rice, jeera rice, rotis and parathas.  We can add potatoes or peas for variations. 

Ingredients :

1. Mushroom - 250 gms 
2. Onion, chopped - 1 no
3. Tomato, chopped - 2 nos
4. Garlic - 2 nos
5. Garlic - 1/2 inch piece
6. Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
7. Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
8. Coconut grated - 1/4 cup
9. Cashew nuts - 1 tbsp
10. Oil - 2 tbsp
11. Cinnamon stick - 1 no
12. Cloves - 2 nos
13. Salt to taste
14. Chilly powder
15. Coriander powder
16. Turmeric powder
17. Pepper powder
18. Green chilly - 1 no
19. Coriander leaves for garnishing
20. Lemon juice - 1 tsp12§

Method :

Preparing the Masala Paste :

1.  Grind together onion, tomato, garlic and ginger to smooth paste.  Keep aside.

Preparing the Spice paste :

2.  Soak poppy seeds, fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp, grated coconut and cashew nuts in the water for 15 mins and grind them to smooth paste.  Keep aside.

3.  Heat oil in the pan, add cinnamon stick, cloves, fennel seeds (1/2 tsp) and saute.

4.  Add grounded onion-tomato masala paste.  Cover and cook for 5 mins.

5.  Add halved mushrooms, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, one slit green chilly, grounded spice paste and salt to taste.  Add water if necessary.  Cover and cook till done.

6.  Finally, add lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves.

Serve with rice or rotis.