Malai Mushroom Matar With Cashew Cream

Ingredients

• 250 gm button mushrooms, quartered
• 1 cup shelled peas
• ½ cup cashew cream - To make cashew cream, soak ½ cup cashew nuts for a few hours or overnight. Drain and rinse well. Blend into a smooth paste using a few tablespoons of water.
• 2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
• 1 medium tomato, coarsely chopped
• 5-6 cloves of garlic, crushed
• A small piece of ginger, crushed
• 1 tbsp cooking oil
• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds
• 1/4 tsp cumin seeds
• A small stick of cinnamon
• 2-3 cloves
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 1 pod brown cardamom
• 1 pod green cardamom
• 1-2 dried red chillies, broken into pieces
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ¼ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp cumin powder
• ¼ tsp pepper powder
• Salt, to taste
• 1 cup water
• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped