Creamy Mushrooms and Peas

Ingredients

• 200 gm button mushrooms, halve the large ones
• 1 tbsp butter
• 3 tbsp oil
• 1 cup frozen peas, defrosted and softened in microwave
• 4 tbsp kasoori methi
• ½ cup thick cream
• 1 cup milk
• ½ tsp red chilli powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 onions
• ½ inch fresh ginger root
• 3 cloves garlic
• ½ inch cinnamon
• 3 cardamoms
• 4 cloves
• 6 peppercorns
• 4 tbsp cashewnuts

Method

1. Grind the onions, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, cardomom seeds, cloves, peppercorns and cashewnuts to a smooth paste.
2. Melt butter and stir fry mushrooms on high heat until golden brown. Keep aside.
3. Heat oil and fry the paste until oil comes to the top, and the paste rolls of the bottom of the pan.
4. Add chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and sugar and stir for 1 min.
5. Add kasoori methi and cream and stir for 1 min.
6. Add peas, mushrooms, milk and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 mins.