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This is a recipe that can be for mushroom marsala or chicken marsala or whatever marsala you facy.  The exact quantities of the ingredients is not critical so adapt to mood and inclination.

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==Ingredients==
:About 250g of mushrooms
:1 large onion, finely chopped
:2 cloves garlic
:an inch of ginger
:2 large tomatoes roughly chopped
:About 12 cashew nuts ground into a powder or maybe powdered almonds
:1 tsp garam masala
:1 tsp ground coriander
:salt
:3/4 tsp chili powder
:oil for frying
:bay leaf (optional)
:small bit of cinnamon (optional)
:Few fengreek leaves or seeds (optional)
:3 green cardomoms (optional)
:chopped coriander (optional)
:2 tbsp cream (optional)


==Method==
#Put onions, tomatoes, ginger, garlic and cashew nuts into a blender and make a fine paste - as smooth as possible
#Heat oil and add cardomoms, cinnamon and bay leaf then pour in onion etc mix and cook covered until the mixture thickens. Stir often
#Add chili powder, coriander powder and garam masala and saute on a low heat
#Add sliced mushrooms and salt and saute for 2 or 3 minutes (should all be quite dry at this stage)
#pour in a little bit of water to make a thick gravy and cook until mushrooms are ready. Turn heat off
#Srinkle on fenugreek, cream and coriander if using
#Serve with Indian bread or basmati rice



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