Mushroom Posta (poppy seeds gravy)

Ingredients

• 200 gms button mushrooms
• 4 tsp mustard oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 whole red chilli
• 1 cardamom
• 1 inch cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp ghee
• 6/7 tsp poppy seeds
• 6/7 cashews
• 2 green chilies
• 1 tomato
• 1/2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/2 inch ginger
• 1 clove garlic
• 1/4 of a medium sized onion
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 5/6 whole peppers

Steps

1. Soak poppy seeds and cashews for half an hour.
2. Crush cardamom and cinnamon in a mortar and pestle to a corse garam masala powder.
3. Chop the mushrooms and fry with 2 tsp oil, until it completely releases water and raw smell goes off.
4. Make a paste of all the ingredients mentioned under curry paste.
5. Heat mustard oil. Temper with cumins and whole red chilies. Add the crushed garam masala and sugar.
6. Add the ground paste, cook for few minutes. Then mix the roasted mushroom and salt. Add water and cook till desired consistency is reached.
7. Once it’s off the heat, add a spoon of ghee. Enjoy!!