Mushroom Varutharachathu Dry

Ingredients:

1.Mushroom-300g
2.Oil-1or 2 tablespoon
3.Salt-To taste
4.Black Pepper Powder- 1 teaspoon
5.Water-Half cup
6.Dried Red Chilli-4
7.Fenugreek-4
8.Whole black pepper-6
9.Cumin-A small pinch
10.Coriander powder-1 teaspoon
11. Grated Coconut(Dried )- half cup

How to Prepare:

On a dry pan ,heat items 6-9 without oil for a minute.
Add dried coconut and continue heating with stirring till coconut become light brown
Add coriander powder and continue heating with stirring till the mix become dark brown
Grind the mix in a blender ,add a quarter cup of water and continue grinding till a thick fine paste
Add 1 table spoon of oil into a hot deep pan and add chopped mushroom and saute
Once most of the water from the mushroom is oozed out strain it out
Add remaining oil and saute mushroom with salt and pepper powder till whole water dries out and oil starts separating
Add the ground paste into the mushroom and heat it up a little
Add little more water if gravy is too dry and heat it up to a consistency of thick gravy
Add a little pepper corns at the end for that initial kick