Chettinad Mushroom

Ingredients

1. Mushroom - 1 cup
2. Onion - 1 (Big, chopped)
3. Tomatoes - 1(Big, chopped)
4. Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
5. Urad dal - 1 tsp
6. Channa dal - 1 tsp
7. Red chillies  - 1-2 (to your spice level)
8. Black pepper - 1/2 tsp
9. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
10. Seasoning 
11.    Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
12.    Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
13.    Curry leaves - 1/2 tsp
14. Salt - as needed. 

Method

1. Cut mushroom to 4 pieces and keep it aside. 
2. Dry roast Channa dal, Urad dal, Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Red chillies and black pepper till the mixture turns light brown
3. Grind the dry roast mixture to a fine powder 
4. Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. 
5. Add the chopped onions, add salt for the onions to ooze out water which eases out onion cooking
6. Add the chopped tomatoes, wait till the tomatoes are thoroughly cooked. 
7. Add the cut mushrooms and let it cook for few mts with little water. 
8. Add the dry roast grinded powder. You can add a half cup of water to avoid burning of raw spices. 
9. Let the mixture be in simmer for few mts for the raw spice smell to go. 

Spicy chettinad mushroom is ready and it goes very well with Chappathi....

Cauliflower Butter Masala

Ingredients

1. Cauliflower - 1 cup
2. Cloves - 3
3. Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
4. cardamon - 2
5. Coriander powder - 2 tsp 
6. Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
7. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
8. Red chilli powder - 2 tsp
9. Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
10. Onion - 3 small onions
11. Tomatoes - 3 tomatoes
12. Cashew nuts - 10
13. Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
14. Salt - as needed
15. Kasoori methi leaves - 1/2 tsp
16. Oil - as needed
17. Butter - 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Cut Cauliflower to small florets and soak in warm water with pinch of salt and turmeric powder for 5 minutes. 
2. Heat oil in a pan. 
3. Saute cauliflower with 1/4 tsp of turmeric, 1 tsp of coriander powder, 1/2 tsp of garam masala powder, 1 tsp of chilli powder, 1 tsp of ginger garlic paste and salt. 
4. Let  the cauliflower cook in a low flame for 5-10 mts. 
5. Add little water to avoid burning the spices. 
6. Remove the cauliflower from the flame after it gets soft and keep it aside. 
7. Heat butter with oil in a pan and add cumin seeds, cloves, cardamon, cinnamon. 
8. Add the onions and saute well with salt. 
9. Add tomatoes and let the tomatoes smash well
10. Add the remaining spices(1 tsp of coriander powder, 1 tsp of chilli powder, 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder and salt. 
11. Close the mixture with lid and let it cook thoroughly in a low flame(for few mts)
12. Then grind the cooked mixture with 10 cashewnuts to a fine paste. 
13. Heat little oil in a pan and add the grinded paste. 
14. Rub in the kasoori methi leaves for the restaurant style flavor.
15. Add the cooked cauliflower florets and simmer down the mixture for few mts
16. Remove the mixture from the flame as its all set to serve.. 

Serve this delicious cauliflower butter masala with rice or roti.