Mushroom Akbari By Hem lata srivastava

Peel and wash the mushrooms carefully then grate them in iced water. Grate the banana. Heat ghee in a pan and add cumin seeds, as they change the color add green chili and onion... saute until translucent.

Add mushroom and banana stir and mix salt, coriander leaves and roasted chana powder ,mix it well cook until the mixture becomes like a dough. Switch off the gas and allow to cool the mixture. In the mean time mix all the filling ingredients.

Now grease your palm take 1 or 2 tbsp mixture flattened in the center take a little bit filling and place in the middle of the dough, bring the sides of the dough enclosing the nuts in the middle and seal it tightly. Make all the Koftas. Now heat oil and fry them golden brown.

Keep them out carefully. In a pan boil tomatoes,onion, ginger, garlic, green chili, cashew nuts,melon seeds,red chili and whole spices once tomatoes gets soft switch off the gas. Once the mixture gets cool discard all the whole spices and blend into smooth puree. Now heat butter in a pan add turmeric powder, chilli powder and then add the puree to it ,stir and cook it for two minutes. Mix curd and cream add to the mixture.

Dry roast the kasoori methi and crush it add to the gravy, add salt. Boil the gravy for 5 minutes more add Koftas . Switch off the gas. Before serving garnish with cream and coriander. Serve with chapati or paratha.