Spicy Mushroom Masala

Ingredients:

Mushroom – 200gms
Onion – 1(finely chopped)
Medium size Tomatoes – 2 (finely chopped)
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 tbsp
Coriander Powder – 1 tbsp
Chilly Powder – ½ tbsp
Pepper Powder – 2 tbsp
Cloves – 4
Cardamom – 4
Aniseeds – 1 or 2 tbsp
Bay Leaf – 2
Cinnamon - 2
Salt – to taste
Cooking Oil

Cooking Instructions:



Wash and clean the mushroom and cut it into cubes and keep it aside.

Heat a tbsp of oil in a pan and add onions and tomatoes and sauté it well. Let this mixture cool a while and then grind it to a smooth paste.

Heat 4 tbsp of oil in a pan and sauté it with cloves, cinnamon, aniseeds, bay leaves and cardamom. Add grind paste and ginger garlic paste to it and stir fry until the raw smell leaves off. Now add turmeric powder, coriander powder, chilli powder and pepper powder and stir fry it well. Now add the mushroom pieces to it with required amount of water and salt and close the pan with a lid. Let it cook until the mushroom is well cooked.

Open the lid of the pan after mushroom is cooked and let it cooker in simmer flame until the gravy becomes thick and the masala is coated on the mushroom well. Spicy Mushroom Masala curry is ready to serve.

Side Dish: It sounds great with rice, poori, chapatis and Naan