Cashew Nut Curry

Expected preparation time: 30 min


Ingredients: (for curry)


Cashew Nuts / Kaju pieces – 100 gms

Tomatoes – 2

Onion – 1

Grated Cheese – 1 Tbsp

Khova – 1 Tbsp

Ghee or Clarified Butter- 1 Tbsp

Jeera / Cumin Seeds – 1/2 tsp

Salt

Ingredients: (for Gravy)

Onion – 1


Ginger + Garlic Paste – 1 tsp


Green Chillies – 2 small sized


Red Chilli Powder – 1 Tbsp


Turmeric Powder – 1/4 tsp


Chopped Coriander – 1 cup


Cardamom – 1


Coriander Seeds or Dhaniya – 1/2 tsp


Cumin Seeds or Jeera – 1/2 tsp


Soanf / Fennel Seeds- 1/2 tsp


Cashew Nuts – 5-6

Method of preparation:

1)  prepare Tomato puree. Keep aside.

2) Add all the Kaju Curry Gravy Ingredients listed above to a mixer jar and grind it in a mixer grinder to a smooth paste.                                                                                        

3) Heat Ghee in a pan, add Jeera. Once Jeera/Cumin seeds splutter, add chopped Onions and fry until the Onion pieces look a bit transparent. Then add Tomato puree and fry till the Ghee separates out from rest of the mixture..
4) Now add the ground Kaju Curry Gravy paste from step 2 to the pan. Add water and cook for 5 min. Then add Khova, Cheese, Cashew Nuts and Salt and mix all the ingredients ensuring they all blend well. Again cook on a low flame for 5 min and then remove from the flame.
5) Garnish with coriander leaves.
6) Serve hot with Roti or kulcha or naan :)