Nawabi Guchhi

Stolen from : Nita Mehta's "Vegetarian Curries" p. 90

100g mushrooms - cut into halves
1 cup shelled peas
1/2 tsp garam masala
1/2 tsp red chilli powder
2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander
3/4 tsp salt

Nawabi Paste
2 onions
1" piece ginger
1/4 cup kaju (cashewnuts)
1/2 tsp shani jeera (black cumin)
1/2 jeera seeds (cumin seeds)
1 green chilli
1 dry red chilli

Grind all the stuff for the paste together with a bit of water.
Fry it until rich golden colour, adding a bit of water as you go along to keep it from burning.
Add garam masala and chilli powder, give it a good stir.
Add 1/2 cup water & bring to boil.
Add mushrooms and peas and cook for 4-5 mins on low.
Add 1 cup water & 1 tbsp coriander leaves, keep simmering until veg is cooked.
Other coriander leaves are for the garnish.

Easy Mushroom curreh

450g mushrooms
400g tomatoes
1 chopped onion
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp peppercorns
4 cardamoms
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1g chilli chopped
2 garlic
1" ginger

1. Fry cumin, peppercorns, cardamoms, turmeric for 2 mins in oil
2. Add the onion fry until golden
3. Add cumin, coriander, garam masala - fry 2 mins
   
4. Add chilli, garlic & ginger - fry 2 mins
5. Add toms - boil 5 mins
6. Add mushrooms - low heat & cover 10 mins

Eat