Kaju Masala or Cashew Curry recipe

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Cashew Nuts
• 3 Tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 2 Onions
• 1 inch Cinnamon
• 3 Cloves
• 3 Green Cardamoms
• 1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds
• ½ teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• 4-5 Dried Red Chillies
• ½ teaspoon Garam Masala
• ½ table spoon Kasuri Methi/Dried Fenugreek Leaves
• Oil/Ghee
• Salt to taste

METHOD OF PREPARATION:

1. Heat a teaspoon of oil or ghee in a pan on medium heat. Add cashew nuts and fry till it becomes light golden brown. Take out in a bowl and keep aside.
2. Chop onions and grind them along with cinnamon, cloves, cardamoms, coriander, cumin seeds, dried red chillies and few cashew nuts. Remove this onion paste and keep aside in a bowl.
3. Then chop tomatoes, and grind them to make smooth puree.
4. In a pan heat about 2 table spoon of ghee. Once hot add crushed kasuri methi and ginger-garlic paste, splitted dried chillies mix well for 2 minutes. Then add garam masala. Saute it for a minute.
5. Then add onion paste. Cook it on medium flame, stirring continuously, till its raw smell disappears and the oil starts to leave the sides. It will take about 8-10 minutes.
6. Then add tomato puree and cook it for another 3-4 minutes.
7. Cook this mixture till it leaves oil or reduces. Then add salt, and about 1½ -2 cups of water. Mix well and cook for about 7 minutes.
8. Finally add fried cashew nuts, fresh cream if using, and cook for another 5 minutes on low flame.
9. Switch off the flame and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
10. Now Kaju Masala or Cashew Curry is ready. Serve this with Naan or Chapati