Things You'll Need:
- 1 onion chopped
- 3-4 cloves garlic
- Small piece ginger
- Small stick cinnamon
- ½ tea spoons cumin powder
- ½ tea spoon coriander powder
- 1/2 tea spoon chilli powder
- 1/2 tea spoon turmeric powder
- 1-2 cloves
- 1 cardamom
- 4 table spoon of oil
- I cup tomato puree
- 5 to 6 cashew nuts
- One thick pan
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Step 1
1. Grind all these ingredients except cashew nuts into a fine paste in a grinder. Heat a thick pan and add 4 table spoons of oil , fry the paste stirring constantly in medium heat till the aroma starts coming and the paste leaves the sides of the frying pan. Then add the tomato puree and mix and cook for a minute. If making the curry right away , add vegetables of your choice ( peas, potatoes, cauliflower),also non-veg like fish, meat or chicken and cover and cook in minimum heat, add salt to taste. Other wise it can be stored in a air-tight container in the refrigerator for a day.
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Step 2
2. Boil the onion in a small quantity of water for 1 minute till it is transparent. Mix all the ingredients and grind to a paste. Add a few cashew nuts while making the paste. This paste gives a sweetish taste to the curry. Fry in the oil in medium heat before adding the tomato puree. Cook for a minute and the curry paste is ready.
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Step 3
3. Deep fry the onion till crisp and brown. Mix all the spices except cashew nuts and grind. This paste should be used mostly to marinate meat and chicken.
