Kaju Masala curry 

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Ingredients 

Cashew whole	½ cup
Cashew broken	½ cup
Oil	4 tbsp
Bayleaf	2 pcs
Cloves	5-6 pcs
Cinnamon	1 inch
Green cardamom	4-5 pcs
Black cardamom	2 pcs
Black pepper	10-12 pcs
Onion chopped	1 cup
Ginger & garlic paste	1 tbsp
Turmeric powder	½ tbsp
Red chilli powder	½ tbsp
Coriander powder	1 tbsp
Salt	½ tbsp
Jeera powder	½ tbsp
Water	as required
Tomato chopped	½ cup
Kitchen king masala	½ tbsp
Butter	2 tbsp
Fresh cream	2 tbsp
Kasuri methi	½ tbsp
Coriander chopped	1 tbsp

 

Method 

 

Heat some oil in a pan, add whole cashew and shallow fry until they are golden brown.

Once done, remove them in a bowl and add some water to avoid extra cooking.

Do the same process with broken cashew. Add fried broken cashew in a mixer jar and make a paste of it. Until further use, keep it aside.

Heat some oil in a pan, add bayleaf, cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon, black cardamom, black pepper and let it crackle.   

Then add chopped onion and saute till golden brown.

Add ginger & garlic paste and saute them.

Then add salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, jeera powder, saute, add some water & cook them on low flame for a minute.

Now add curd, slit green chilli and cook them for 4-5 mins.

Later add chopped tomatoes and cook them until they get mashy. Add some water if needed.

Then add fried cashew paste and cook further.

Later add kitchen king masala, butter, cream and cook it.

Lastly add kasuri methi, fried whole cashew and mix it.

Kaju curry is ready, garnish it with cream, coriander chopped, ginger juliennes and serve hot.  

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