Name: Jain Kaju Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ½ cup Cashews, whole, for the curry; 2 Tomato, pureed; 1 tbsp Melon Seeds, magaz, soaked and ground to paste; 1 tbsp Fresh Cream; ½ Green Chili Pepper, slit; ½ tsp Cumin Seeds; ½ Indian Bay Leaf; ⅛ tsp Ground Turmeric; ½ tsp Red Chilli Powder; ½ tsp Ground Coriander; ¼ tsp Garam Masala; ½ tsp Dried Fenugreek Leaves, crushed; 1 tbsp Ghee, for frying cashews; 1 tbsp Cooking Oil, for gravy; ½ tsp Salt, to taste

1 hr 5 mintotal

35 min hands-on30 min hands-off

Prep 15 min · Cook 20 min

Serves: 2
Difficulty: Medium
Spice: Medium

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Method

Heat ghee in a pan and gently roast the whole cashews on a low flame until they acquire a beautiful golden brown hue. Remove and set aside securely.
In the very same pan, add the cooking oil. Introduce the cumin seeds and bay leaf, permitting them to splutter and infuse the fat.
Drop in the slit green chilli, sautéing rapidly for a few seconds.
Pour in the tomato puree. Cook with intent on medium heat until the oil begins separating visibly from the edges.
Stir in the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, and coriander powder. Sauté the spices for 2 minutes to cook out their raw edge.
2 min
Blend in the melon seed paste (magaz paste). Cook this down for 3-4 minutes, stirring continuously as the nutty paste is highly prone to catching on the bottom.
3–4 min
Pour in water to reach your desired consistency, and season accurately with salt.
Bring the constructed gravy to a confident simmer and let it mature for 5 minutes.
5 min
Fold the roasted cashews into the simmering gravy. Cook for exactly 2 more minutes.
Stir in the fresh cream, heavily crushed kasuri methi, and garam masala. Mix everything harmoniously and turn off the heat immediately.

How to tell it's done

Highly crunchy, ghee-roasted cashews suspended in a thick, opulent, and mildly sweet tomato-nut reduction.

Getting it right

Tip

Boiling the cashews in the liquid for long takes away their roasted crunch. Stir them in right at the end.

What to serve it with

Pairs luxuriously with crispy Tandoori Roti or flaky Laccha Paratha.

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