Mushroom Peas Masala

Mushrooms, I considered it to be exotic as I got to have it only in restaurants and  usually as a soup in India while I was young . Only later it started becoming commonly available in the vegetable/grocery shops. And what I liked about it the most is the chewy texture and also the minimal cooking time.

After moving to Australia, I saw that there are multiple varieties available in different shapes , colours ( mostly white and brown). Though it’s widely used in stir fry and soups, this Indian curry using mushrooms and peas together makes a great combination with roti or any Indian bread.

My easy go to recipe for a vegetarian side would mostly be this one. I used frozen peas in this recipe which makes the overall cooking time involved very less.

Do try out this recipe for a delicious and tasty curry.

Ingredients 

1. Mushrooms cut- 1 cup

2. Peas-1/4 cup

3. Onions- 2 medium 

4. Tomato- 1 medium 

5. Ginger garlic paste- 3 tbsp

6. Cinnamon stick- 1

7. Fennel seeds- 1 tsp

8. Kashmiri chilli powder- 2 tsp

9. Coriander powder- 1 tsp

10. Garam Masala- 1 tsp

11. Turmeric powder- 1 tsp

12. Oil as required 

13. Salt to taste

14. Curry leaves- few

15. Coriander leaves to garnish 

Method:

1. Take little oil in pan.

2. Add some fennel seeds, cinnamon stick and ginger garlic paste.

3. After a couple of mins when the raw smell of the paste goes away, add the cut onions along  with some salt.

4. Cook on medium heat till it turns translucent (~5-7 mins).

5. Add the chopped tomato.

6. Add the spice powders: turmeric, chilli, coriander, garam masala with some curry leaves.

7. Cook it further on medium heat  till it becomes a nice thick consistency with the tomato turning soft and mushy.

8. Add the mushrooms and peas to the masala. Cover and cook further (around 5 minutes). There will be water coming from the mushrooms naturally while cooking. You can add extra water if required.

9. Once the required gravy consistency is reached , garnish with little coriander leaves.

10. Serve hot with roti or even steamed rice and enjoy!

The video recipe can be found below: