Name: Kaju Curry || Kaju Masala Curry || Cashew nut curry || Restaurant style Kaju curry recipe by Aruna Saraschandra at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Cashew nuts - 1 cup; Onions - 2 (chopped); Green chilli - 1; Ginger - 1 tsp(chopped); Tomatoes - 2 (chopped); Cashewnut - 5 (for paste); Poppy seeds(gasagasalu) - 1tsp; Cumin seeds - 1 tsp; Elachi - 2 Cinnamon /dalchini - 1 inch; Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp; Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp; Coriander powder - 1 tsp; Cumin/jeera powder - 1/2 tsp; Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp; Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp; Salt - as per taste; Kasuri Methi - 1 tsp; Butter - 2 tsp; Fresh cream - 2 to 3 tsp; Oil - 3 tsp; Coriander leaves -१tsp(chopped)

ABOUT Kaju Curry || Kaju Masala Curry || Cashew nut curry || Restaurant style Kaju curry RECIPE

Kaju Curry is rich, creamy, soft and delicious curry recipe which we regularly have it in marriages and parties. Kaju Curry is North Indian side dish, which we can have it with rotis, parathas, even with jeera rice and also with simple vegetable pulao.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Cashew nuts - 1 cup
Onions - 2 (chopped)
Green chilli - 1
Ginger - 1 tsp(chopped)
Tomatoes - 2 (chopped)
Cashewnut - 5 (for paste)
Poppy seeds(gasagasalu) - 1tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Elachi - 2 Cinnamon /dalchini - 1 inch
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Cumin/jeera powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/2tsp
Salt - as per taste
Kasuri Methi - 1 tsp
Butter - 2 tsp
Fresh cream - 2 to 3 tsp
Oil - 3 tsp
Coriander leaves -१tsp(chopped)

Instructions

Soak cashew nuts and poppy seeds in hot water for 15 minutes.
Take a pan add 1 tsp of butter along with cashew nuts.
Fry it till they turns golden brown and transfer into plate.
In the same pan add 1 tsp of oil and roughly chopped onions, green chilli and ginger. saute it well and let it cool.
Take a mixer jar add chopped tomatoes along with soaked cashew nuts and poppy seeds. Blend it to smooth paste and take it into cup.
In the same mixer jar add fried onions mixture. Blend it to smooth paste.
Now take a pan add 2 tsp of oil let it heat for a second add jeera, elachi, cinnamon one after other. Let it fry till you get nice aroma on low flames.
Add prepared onion paste. Fry it on low flames for a minute. (As we already fried onions).Then add tomato cashew paste in it.Mix everything well, fry it till it oozes oil out.
Then add spices turmeric, red chilli, cumin, coriander, pepper powders and salt.
Mix the above well by adding 1 glass of water. Adjust water as per your quantity. Then add fresh cream mix everything well on low flame. Otherwise fresh cream will curdle. Then add fried cashew nuts.
mix the above and close the lid and cook for 3-5 minutes on low flames.
Open the lid and add garam masala, kasuri Methi and give a quick mix.
Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes lastly add finely cooped coriander leaves. Adjust water if it seems too thick. Creamy and delicious Kaju Curry is ready. Take it in a bowl garnish with cashew nuts, butter and coriander leaves.

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