Name: Spinach and mushroom korma
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/3 cup (50g) unsalted roasted cashews; 1 tablespoon ghee; 1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 4 centimetre piece fresh ginger (20g), grated; 2 teaspoon kalonji seeds; 1/2 cup (160g) korma paste (see notes, below); 2/3 cup (160ml) cream; 400 gram swiss brown mushrooms; 500 gram spinach, trimmed, chopped coarsely; 1/3 cup (95g) yoghurt

Ingredients

1/3 cup (50g) unsalted roasted cashews

1 tablespoon ghee

1 large brown onion (200g), sliced thinly

2 clove garlic, crushed

4 centimetre piece fresh ginger (20g), grated

2 teaspoon kalonji seeds

1/2 cup (160g) korma paste (see notes, below)

2/3 cup (160ml) cream

400 gram swiss brown mushrooms

500 gram spinach, trimmed, chopped coarsely

1/3 cup (95g) yoghurt

Method

1.Blend or process nuts until ground finely.

2.Heat ghee in large saucepan; cook onion, garlic and ginger, stirring, until onion softens. Add nuts, seeds and paste; cook, stirring, until fragrant.

3.Add cream and mushrooms; simmer, covered, 15 minutes. Add spinach; cook, stirring, until wilted. Serve curry with yoghurt.

Kalonji seeds are also known as nigella or black onion seeds. Tiny, angular seeds, black on the outside and creamy within, with a sharp nutty flavour that can be enhanced by frying briefly in a dry hot pan before use. Kalonji can be found in most Asian and Middle-Eastern food shops.
Note

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