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Shahi Mushroom Matar - Mushroom and Peas in a white sauce

I hope people like this, I made it last night for our friends. Its a creamy white sauce, made with almonds or cashews, and it has mushroom and peas in it. It is an Indian recipe given by my friend Tehsin. It is very easy to make it, and it goes best with Tandoori Roti, or naans. But it also goes well with rice.
So here it is:

Ingredients:

Mushroom 8-10 oz chopped
Peas (frozen or fresh) 1 cup
3/4 cup cashews or almonds, soaked in water, and ground to a paste, or ground dry in a coffee grinder
spices: 3/4 tsp corriander (dhania) powder, 3/4 tsp cumin (jeera) powder, 1/2 tsp garam masala
1 hot green pepper/chilli
1 onion chopped
oil for cooking
1 tbsp sour cream
salt as per taste
Method:

In some oil, fry the onions till they are translucent. Add the spices, and cook for a few minutes. Now blend the onion and the cashew nut/almond mixture till you get a smooth paste.

Add the chopped mushrooms and the peas to the ground paste, and cook till oil separates out.  Add salt.
Finally, when it is ready, stir in the sour cream.

Note: If the sauce gets too thick, add some milk while cooking.

January 1st, 2008