I have been getting requests from some of my readers to post more veg recipes. Though I make normal veg dishes frequently, I somehow was not convinced about blogging about it, thinking that it is everyday stuff and nobody would be interested in that…. but I guess I was proved wrong … anyways here is a veg recipe, its not that everyday stuff, but at the same time its not something extraordinary also…
I have made this a few times before, but couldn't take the photo at that time…. this recipe is from Sanjeev Kapoor's Khazana of Indian Recipes. This goes well with roti, plain rice and pulav.
Here is the recipe…
Ingredients
- 200 gms Mushroom
- 1.5 cups Peas (I used frozen peas)
- 2 big Onion (thinly sliced)
- 4 Cardamom –
- 1 medium size Cinnamon
- 1 tbsp each Ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 cup Tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Chilly powder
- 1 tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 1/2 cup Cashew nut paste
- Salt
- Oil
Instructions
- Cut mushroom into bite size pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan & add cardamom, cinnamon & onion. Stir it till the onion turns golden brown colour. Add ginger garlic paste and stir for a few minutes. Add tomato paste along with spice powders and cook till the oil starts appearing.
- Mix the cashew nut paste with one cup water and add to the curry. When it starts boiling add sliced mushroom & peas. Cook till the vegetables are done.
- For cashew nut paste, soak 10-15 cashew nuts in warm water for 10 minutes and grind it with a little water. The gravy tends to be thick after sometime, so adjust the quantity of gravy accordingly.
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Please check out the photo of this curry made by Ambily Thomas, one of MariasMenu readers. Thank you dear :)
Hi Maria, is tomato paste same as ketchup? Can I use fresh tomatoes? If yes, how many? And how do we make this paste with fresh tomatoes?
Hi Sara,
Tomato paste is different from ketchup. It’s more like a concentrated version. I guess, if you are using fresh tomatoes, just grind it and add a bit of ketchup also with it. I havent tried it that way, so it’s my guess ;)
Cheers
Maria
Thank U Thank u :) …
Tried it today and came out perfectly and my room mates liked it a lot too :)
For people like us(absolute dummies when it come cooking) , Your recipe is such a blessing(simple and mouth watering)
You are welcome Anish :) Great to know that the blog helps you with cooking!
Cheers
Maria
Hi maria
this is the very frst that i have tried from ur recipe book.it tastes really good. Thanks for such a yummy recipe.pls post some more tasty recipies.
Hi Somya,
Thanks a lot for trying the recipe from here. I’m glad you liked it. I try my best to post a recipe a week :)
Cheers
Maria
dear maria, pls share ur tested chappati curry recipes
Hi Soni,
I’ve posted a number of recipes which can be used as a side dish for chappathi. Please check out the veg recipes and the chicken n beef category.
Cheers
Maria
Dear maria..i tried this recipe..it was nice veg dish.. thanks for the recipe..
You are welcome! Nice to know that you liked it. Thanks for the comment :)
Cheers
Maria
Hey Maria, This is my first comment…
Howz u??
I have been following ur blog from last month and tried some of the recipes…and planning to try all of them…
Thanks for starting such a nice recipe blog :-)
Thanks Soni, I’m doing good :) Nice to know that you’ve tried recipes from this space. Thank you!
Cheers
Maria
my dad was literally in tears when he ate it…….he never thou i could make somethin this good…..thnks mam……:)
Hi Arathi,
I’m really touched to see your comment. Thank you so much dear :)
Cheers
Maria
Nice curry….however should we use black cardamom or green cardamom? I used black, which is not right I think!
Hi Ranjit,
Thank you! Its green cardamom. I usually use green cardamom in my cooking.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
This is the second recipe I tried out from your site.
First one was Malabar Fish curry. Both turned out to be very yummy!!!
Thanks again for sharing such wonderful recipes !!
Greetings!
Akshata
Hi Akshata,
Thank you so much for trying the recipes & also for sharing your feedback here :) I’m happy that the recipes worked out well for you.
Cheers
Maria
I tried recipe today and it really yummy …..! thanks maria…………….
Hi Asha,
You are welcome dear! I’m happy that you liked it. Thanks for the comment :)
Cheers
Maria
great recipe…………………….Thanks maria…..
Hi Divya,
You are welcome dear & thanks for the comment :)
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I tried this recipe today and it turned out real yummy. instead of mushroom n peas i used carrot, potato n beans.thanks a lot for posting this recipe.i incidentally found ur blog last month n i’m very happy for it.
Regards
Hiba
Hi Hiba,
Thank you :) Btw, that’s a good combo for this curry, I’m glad you liked it. I’m also happy that you found my site. Hope to see you here often.
Cheers
Maria
Hi Maria,
I tried this out yesterday,and guess wht it was awesome.It was really tasty.thankss.
Regrds,
Varsha
Hi Varsha,
Thanks a lot dear. It’s good to know that you liked it :)
Cheers
Maria
Can we use tinned mushroom for this?
Hi Sindhu,
I havent use canned mushrooms for curries yet, but I guess you can use.
Cheers
Maria
Is it possible to make this without the cashew nut paste?! I mean would it seriously affect the taste!?
Hi Roshini,
Yes, you can make it without cashew paste also. The texture of the curry will not be that rich n creamy, apart from that the taste is ok.
You can avoid cashew paste and instead of water, you can add a cup of medium-thick coconut milk. Though this slighlty changes the taste n flavor of the curry.
Cheers
Maria
@Maria, Cool… will try it out n let u know how it turns out! :)
Very nice mushroom peas masala recipe. Thanks a lot dear. No prob now for having curries w/chapp. :)
Hi Sherin,
You are welcome dear :) Glad that you liked it.
Cheers
Maria
Can you send any other dishes using Only Mushroom. With little gravy type.
Hi Christy
I haven’t tried any such dish yet. If I come across something like that, will try to post here.
Regards
Maria
Cooking now looks yummy, thanks
thanks Anwar :)
thanks
thanks ammu again for your feedback :)
Tried the mushroom curry, was superb, good recipes on this site.
Thank you very much Debra :)
tried this one!!certainly was a diff taste..my hubby liked it very much too!!
Maria, it looks mouth watering. I love mushroom masala curries, thnx for sharing, now am gonna try this.
And believe me, i used to think in the same way as you said above, that i will not blog about veg recipes as they are too common, and the daily ones, but i was wrong :-) Now i’m even blogging about veg reccipes too..