A marvelous first or main course, or a lunch dish.

2 onions
3 tbsp butter
500g mushrooms
2/3 cup dry red wine
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp cinnamon
salt and pepper
2 cups sour cream
2 cups cooked rice
sliced almonds
raisins

Gently fry onions minced in butter until they are softened. Add sliced mushrooms and cook for five minutes, stirring. Stir in red wine, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, nutmeg and cinnamon. Cook over moderate heat until the liquid is reduced by half. Add sour cream and heat through but do not let boil. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve over cooked rice and garnish with almonds and raisins.