Mushroom Almond and Cashew Nut Curry

Mushroom almond and cashew nut curry also known as almond cashew nut mushroom curry is a delicious and very tasty side dish made with button mushroom,onion and tomato cooked in freshly ground almond cashew onion paste and goes well with chapati, parotta and naan. Mushroom Almond and Cashew Nut Curry recipe is with step by step photos.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Mushroom Almond and Cashew Curry.

Ingredients :
Button mushoom.- 200 gm
Tomato.                - 2
Onion.                   -1
Cumin seeds.         -1tsp
Bay leaf.                -1
Turmeric powder.  -1/4 tsp
Red chilly powder.-1tsp
Coriander powder.-1tsp
Garam masala.      -1tsp
Salt.                      - to taste
Butter.                   -2 tbsp
Oil.                        -2 tsp

For grinding Almond Cashew Onion Spice Paste: 
Almond / badam.-10
Cashew nuts.       -10
Onion.                 -1 finely chopped
Ginger.                - a small piece
Garlic.                 - 5
Cumin seeds.       -1tsp
Cloves.                 -3
Cardamom.          -3
Black pepper.      -6 corns
Oil.                      -1tbsp
Water.                  - as needed

Instructions:
1). Wash and clean button mushoom in fresh water. Drain water completely from button mushroom and chop the cleaned button mushrooms into halves. Heat 2 tsp oil in a wide bottom kadai and add the chopped mushroom pieces and saute them in oil for 2 minutes. Switch off the flame and keep aside the oil sauted mushroom pieces.

2). Heat 1tbsp oil in the wide bottom kadai and splutter cumin seeds. Add cloves, cardamom and black pepper corn into the kadai and saute well. Add chopped onion, chopped ginger, chopped garlic and fry in oil until onion turns translucent. Add soaked cashews, soaked and peeled almonds into the kadai. Saute well for a minute on low flame. Switch off the flame and allow the sauteed ingredients to cool.

3). Once cooled grind the sauteed ingredients together to a fine paste adding little water. Transfer the freshly ground almond cashew onion spice paste to a plate.

Method:
1). Heat 2 tbsp butter in the wide bottom kadai on medium flame.

2). Add bay leaf and cubed onion into the kadai and fry until onion becomes slight pinkish in colour.

3). Add freshly ground almond cashew onion spice paste into the kadai and fry in butter till the raw smell goes. Add little water and boil the ground paste on low flame.

4). Add chopped tomatoes into the kadai and saute well till the tomatoes become soft.

5). Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, garam masala  and required salt into the kadai and mix well.

 6). Add oil sauted mushroom pieces into the kadai and mix well.

7). Cover and cook the mushroom pieces for 10 minutes and switch off the flame. Add crushed kasuri methi into the kadai and mix well.

8). Transfer the mushroom almond and cashew nut curry to a serving kadai.

Mushroom Almond and Cashew Curry is ready to serve hot with chapati, paratha or naan.