Kaju curry recipe (Kaju butter masala

• Produce

  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 Chillies - 2, Green small
  • 1/4 leaves cup Cilantro or coriander
  • 3 powder tsp Coriander
  • 1 2 inch piece Ginger

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Cinnamon stick
  • 4 Cloves
  • 1 Fenugreek, dried
  • 1 tsp Red chili powder
  • 1 Salt
  • 1/4 powder tsp Turmeric

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 5 tsp Vegetable oil

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 broken or whole cup Cashews

• Dairy

  • 2 tbsp Butter
  • 1 Heavy whipping cream

• Liquids

  • 1 Water

• Other

  • Onion – 1 large or 1 ½ cups chopped roughly
  • Tomatoes – 3 medium or 1 ⅓ cups pureed

Found on spiceupthecurry.com

Description

Directions

• Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan and roast the cashews in it.
• Roast them with string continuously till it becomes nice golden brown. remove it to a plate and keep aside.
• In the same pan, heat another 1 teaspoon of oil on medium heat. Once hot add chopped onion, ginger and green chilies.
• Saute them till onion becomes translucent and let it cool down a bit.
• Once it gets cooled, grind into smooth paste.
• Also make smooth puree of tomato.
• Now the same pan, heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and butter on medium heat.
• Once butter starts to melt, add whole spices. Saute till you get nice fragrance of the whole spices about 30 seconds.
• Then add onion paste, mix very well.
• Add some salt. Cook till all the moisture goes away and it starts to leave the sides of the pan about 7-8 minutes.
• Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder and kasoori methi. Mix well and cook for a minutes.
• Add tomato puree. Stir it, as it start to boil, it will splutter a lot. partially cover the pan, means half covered, half open.
• cook till oil starts to ooze out from the sides and all the moisture evaporates.
• Add enough water to make gravy consistency. also mix in roasted cashews and let the gravy comes to a boil.
• Add heavy cream. Mix it well, taste the gravy and adjust the salt and spice level.
• Finally add lots of chopped cilantro.
• Stir it in and turn off the stove..