Chatu besara (mushroom gravy with mustard paste Orissa style)

Ingredients

Mushrooms 500gm ( clean the mushrooms  with clean water , squeeze & drain all the water  from mushrooms & cut in to pieces )

1 onion cut into slices

1 medium size tomato sliced

1 Dried mango slices ( ambula )

1 tsp mustard seeds

½ tsp red chilly powder

2 tblsp mustard paste( grind  1tsp poppy seeds, 2 tsp mustard seeds  , 1 tsp Jeera  with 5 cloves of garlic & 1 green chilly )

1 tsp haldi powder

salt

2 tblsp Oil

Method:

Heat oil in a pan. Add the Mushrooms ,salt and turmeric powder & stir for 3-5 min til the mushroom cooks  turns to brownish colour.

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds and once it sputters add the Onions and fry for 2-3 minutes till they turns to golden brown colour. Add red chilly powder & haldi. Add tomatoes. Stir for 1 min. Then add the mustard paste and stir for 30 seconds & add 1 cup of  water to the masala. Let the curry cooks in a medium flame. When the curry starts boiling add the fried musrooms & ambula & Mix well. Cover the lid. When half of the water evapourates from the gravy & gravy will become little bit thick turn off the gas. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice/roti.

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