Kaju Curry Recipe (Kaju Butter Masala, Restaurant style)

Special occasion or Festivals should be celebrated with this restaurant style kaju curry recipe. Make this creamy, rich, delicious kaju butter masala at home and get exact hotel style taste.

Two kinds of restaurant style cashew curry

1. This kaju masala recipe – it has onion, tomato gravy with the addition of heavy cream, butter, and spices.
2. Khoya kaju – It has white, very rich gravy made from onion, yogurt, whole spices, and khoya or mawa.

What gives the Kaju Curry rich and creamy texture?

• First, gravy is cooked in the butter (of course the name of the dish is kaju butter masala).
• Second, the addition of heavy cream (malai) at the end.

How to make Kaju Curry Recipe?

1) Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan and roast the cashews in it.

2) Roast them with string continuously till it becomes nice golden brown. Then remove it to a plate and keep aside.

3) In the same pan, heat another 1 teaspoon of oil on medium heat. Once hot add chopped onion, ginger and green chilies.

4) Saute them till onion becomes translucent and let it cool down a bit.

5) Once it gets cooled, grind into smooth paste.

6) Also, make a smooth puree of tomatoes. Note: for the picture purpose I made tomato puree earlier and removed it to a bowl. Otherwise, I would puree tomatoes while onion paste is cooking.

7) Now the same pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and butter on medium heat. Oil is added here, so the butter doesn’t get burnt.

8) Once the butter starts to melt, add bay leaf, cloves and cinnamon stick. Saute till you get a nice aroma of the whole spices, about 30 seconds.

9) Then add onion paste, mix very well. Add some salt.

10) Cook till all the moisture goes away.it starts to leave the sides of the pan about 7-8 minutes.

11) Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, and kasoori methi. Crush methi leaves between your palm, so it will release lots of flavors.

12) Mix well and cook for a minute.

13) Add tomato puree.

14) Stir it, as it starts to boil, it will splutter a lot. Partially cover the pan, means half covered, half open.

15) Cook till oil starts to ooze out from the sides and all the moisture evaporates.

16) Add enough water to make a gravy consistency, simmer for 5 minutes. Then mix in roasted cashews and let the gravy comes to a simmer.

17) Add heavy cream.

18) Mix it well, taste the gravy and adjust the salt and spice level.

19) Finally, add lots of chopped cilantro.

20) Stir it in and serve.

Make in your kitchen and let me know how you like it in the comments below.

What to serve with kaju butter masala?

• Serve with paratha or garlic naan or jeera rice.
• Serve sliced onion with lemon wedges and salted lassi on the side to complete the meal.

Tips of making PERFECT Kaju Masala Recipe:

• Always use good quality, fresh cashew nuts. The taste of the entire dish mainly depends on the nuts. If used stale or rancid ones then it will ruin the taste and all your efforts. So taste few cashew nuts before adding to the gravy, if they taste bad (means nuts went rancid).
• Lots of chopped cilantro or coriander leaves added at the end of the process. It gives really good flavors to the dish. It also gives a vibrant and fresh look to the curry. So please do not skip it.
• For a variation, cut down the amount of cashews and add some paneer cubes. And you will have kaju paneer masala ready.

Check out more restaurant style gravy recipes
Paneer butter masala // Paneer bhurji (gravy version) // Veg makhanwala // Veg handi // Malai kofta

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Kaju Curry Recipe (Kaju Butter Masala, Restaurant style)

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This restaurant style kaju curry is very rich, creamy and dam delicious. Make this kaju butter masala at home and wow your guests or family members.

Servings 3 Servings

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Ingredients

For roasting cashews:

• 1 teaspoon Oil
• 1 cup Cashew nuts Halved or whole

For onion paste:

• 2 teaspoon Oil
• 1 large or 1 ½ cups Onion chopped roughly
• ½ inch Ginger chopped roughly
• 2 small Green chilies chopped roughly

For kaju curry recipe:

• 3 medium or 1 ⅓ cups Tomatoes pureed
• 1 tablespoon Oil
• 2 tablespoons Butter
• 1 Bay leaf
• 4 Cloves
• 1 inch Cinnamon stick
• Salt to taste
• ¼ teaspoon Turmeric powder
• 3 teaspoons Coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon Red chili powder
• 1 ½ Kasoori methi (Dried fenugreek leaves)
• ¼ cup Heavy whipping cream or fresh cream or malai Malai
• ½ cup Water More or less depending on your liking gravy consistency
• ¼ cup Cilantro or coriander leaves chopped finely

Instructions

Preparation:

• Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a pan and roast the cashews in it.
• Roast them with string continuously till it becomes nice golden brown. remove it to a plate and keep aside.
• In the same pan, heat another 1 teaspoon of oil on medium heat, add chopped onion, ginger and green chilies.
• Saute them till onion becomes translucent and let it cool down a bit.
• Then grind into smooth paste.
• Also make smooth puree of tomato.

Making kaju curry recipe:

• Now in the same pan, heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil and butter on medium heat.
• Once the butter starts to melt, add whole spices. Saute for about 30 seconds.
• Then add onion paste, salt and mix. 
• Cook till all the moisture goes away and it starts to leave the sides of the pan in about 7-8 minutes.
• Mix in turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, and kasoori methi and cook for a minute.
• Mix in tomato puree and continue cooking till oil starts to ooze out from the sides and all the moisture evaporates.
• Then add enough water to make a gravy consistency and let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add cashews and cook for 1-2 minutes.
• Mix heavy cream and chopped cilantro
• Stir it in and turn off the stove.

Nutrition

Calories: 496kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.2g | Protein: 9.2g | Fat: 42.2g | Saturated Fat: 12.6g | Cholesterol: 34mg | Sodium: 860mg | Potassium: 677mg | Fiber: 4.6g | Sugar: 7.8g | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 3.6mg

*Nutrition information is a rough estimate for 1 serving

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Indian

Calories: 496kcal

Author: Kanan

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