Hara Bhara Khumb
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
Spinach, tomato and mushrooms make an unbeatable and nutritious combination!
Ingredients
  • For the mushrooms
  • 2½ cups mushrooms (khumb) , cut into halves
  • 2 tsp lemon juice
  • ½ tsp butter
  • 2 tsp salt
  • For the spinach paste
  • 4 cups chopped spinach (palak)
  • 25 mm. (1") piece of ginger (adrak)
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 to 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
  • To be ground into a tomato paste
  • 4 big tomatoes
  • 25 mm. (1") piece of ginger (adrak)
  • 2 green chillies
  • 3 to 4 garlic (lehsun) cloves
  • For the tempering
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • Other ingredients
  • 1½ cups roughly chopped onions
  • ½ tsp garam masala
  • 1 big cardamom (badi elaichi) , crushed
  • 1 cardamom (elaichi) , crushed
  • 2 tsp oil
  • salt to taste
Instructions
  1. For the mushrooms
  2. Boil 3 cups of water and add lemon juice and salt. Remove from the flame and soak the mushrooms in it for 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and discard the water.
  3. Heat butter in a non-stick pan and sauté the cooked mushrooms in it for a while. Keep aside.
  4. For the spinach paste
  5. Mix all the ingredients for the spinach paste with 1 cup of water and bring to a boil.
  6. Cool and grind to a fine paste. Keep aside.
  7. How to proceed
  8. Blend the onions to a smooth paste.
  9. Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the onion paste and fry it till light brown in colour.
  10. Add the prepared tomato paste and cook till oil separates.
  11. Add big cardamom, cardamom, garam masala and salt and fry for a while.
  12. Add the spinach paste to it and cook it for another 2 to 3 minutes.
  13. Add the mushrooms and mix well. Remove it in a serving dish and keep aside.
  14. Heat ghee in a non-stick pan, remove from the flame and add red chilli powder to it.
  15. Pour the tempering immediately on the vegetable and serve hot.
Recipe by Mithila.net at https://www.mithila.net/veg-recipes/hara-bhara-khumb-7383.html