MASHORBA MUSHROOM

Ingredients

Button mushrooms 20-24
Onions 2 medium
Ginger, 1 inch pieces 2
Garlic 4-6 cloves
Tomatoes 2 medium
Cashewnuts 10-12
Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) 1 tablespoon
Melon seeds (magaz) 1 tablespoon
Yogurt 2 tablespoons
Fresh coriander leaves 1/4 cup
Red chilli powder 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil 4 tablespoons
Method

Clean, wash, drain and cut button mushrooms into four. Peel and finely chop onions. Peel ginger, garlic and grind to a fine paste. Clean, wash and finely chop fresh coriander leaves.
Wash, roughly chop and puree tomatoes in a blender. Soak cashewnuts, poppy seeds and melon seeds in hot water for ten minutes. Drain and grind to a fine paste. Whisk yogurt and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan. Add chopped onions and sauté for two to three minutes or until light brown in colour. Add ginger-garlic paste and stir-fry briefly.
Add red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt. Stir well and add tomato puree. Cook on medium heat stirring continuously for two minutes or until the oil separates. Add mushrooms and sauté for two minutes on high heat.
Dilute cashewnut, poppy and melon seeds paste in one and half cups of water and add to the mushroom mixture. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for five minutes or until the mushrooms are cooked.
Sprinkle garam masala powder and chopped coriander leaves and serve hot.

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Panchmel Daal

Ingredients
Tuar dal [arhar dal] 1/4 cup
Urad dal 1/4 cup
Moong dal 1/4 cup
Red masoor dal 1/4 cup
Chana dal, lightly crushed 1/4 cup
Cloves 4
Whole black peppercorns 4
Cinnamon [dal chini] 1 stick
Cumin seeds 1/2 teaspoon
Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon
Coriander powder 1 teaspoon
Onion, finely chopped 1
Whole red chilies 3
Red chili powder 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Garam masala 1/2 teaspoon
Ginger-garlic paste 1 teaspoon
Clarified butter[ghee] or oil 2 tablespoons
Green coriander leaves, finely chopped 2 tablespoons

Method

1. Wash all the dals well, transfer into the pressure cooker, add water, salt and turmeric
powder and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
2. Let it open. Heat oil or butter in a pan over medium heat, add cumin , whole red chilies,
cloves, peppercorns and cinnamon, and let it splutter.
3. Now add onions, and ginger-garlic paste and saute until light brown.
4. Now add red chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala and saute for 1 minute,
now add cooked dal, stir, bring to a boil.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

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