Name: Basic Gravy I
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Yield: approx 700 ml/1½ lb
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 5 Cloves; 1 Black Cardamom; 5 Green Cardamom; 5 g/1 tsp Garam Masala; 3 g/½ tsp Green Cardamom and Mace powder; A pinch Mace; 150 g/¾ cup Ghee; 30 g/5 tsp Ginger paste; 225 g/1 cup Yoghurt; 100 ml/7 Tbs Cream; 50 g/3 Tbs Fried Onion paste*; 10 g/2 tsp Red Chilli powder; 30 g/5 tsp Garlic paste; 3 g/½ tsp Turmeric; 1 Bay Leaf; 30 g/5 tsp Cashewnut paste; Salt; Whole Garam masala; 1 Stick Cinnamon (1-inch); 5 g/1 tsp Coriander powder; 250 g/1 cup Boiled Onion paste*

Preparation info

Yield: approx
700 ml

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Prashad

By J. Inder Singh Kalra

Published 1990

About

Ingredients

150 g/¾ cup Ghee
Whole Garam masala
5 Green Cardamom

Method

Preparation

THE YOGHURT: Whisk in a bowl.

Cooking

Heat ghee in a handi, add whole garam masala and saute over medium heat until it begins to crackle. Add boiled onion paste and saute for 2 minutes. Then add ginger and garlic pastes, saute for 30 seconds, add red chillies, coriander powder, turmeri