Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, makhana kaju matar curry. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Makhana Kaju Matar Curry is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Makhana Kaju Matar Curry is something that I have loved my whole life.
Makhana Kaju Matar Curry is an Indian delicacy consisting of makhana (fox nuts), peas and rich cashew gravy. This Makhana Kaju Matar Curry is a perfect crowd pleaser. If you are a vegetarian and bored of usual Shahi paneer, Butter paneer or Dal Makhani then this option is just perfect for you. An absolute treat to make on Diwali and treat your family and friends.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook makhana kaju matar curry using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Makhana Kaju Matar Curry:
- Get 2 tbsp + 1 tsp Ghee
- Get 1/2 tsp Jeera (Cumin seeds)
- Get 1 pinch Heeng (Asafoetida)
- Make ready 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
- Get 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- Make ready 250 grams Tomatoes
- Take 2-3 Green Chillies
- Make ready 1 tsp Ginger Paste
- Get 1/4 cup Cashews (for paste)
- Get 1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- Get 1 tsp Salt
- Get 1/4 tsp Garam Masala
- Get 1/2 cup Water
- Make ready 1/2 cup Matar
- Get 1 tsp Kasuri Methi
- Take 1 & 1/2 cup Makhana
- Take 8-10 Cashews
- Prepare 2 tbsp Cream
This can be a tasty side dish for formal dinner or even a quiet dinner with a few friends. Makhana and matar is made with a spicy tomato and cashew gravy. I like to serve with fresh hot puris or white rice. Makhana kaju curry will win your heart in just one bite with its creamy and divine taste.
Steps to make Makhana Kaju Matar Curry:
- Take 1 tsp ghee in a pan. Add cashews (split into half vertically) to it and roast on a medium flame till they become slightly golden in colour. Drain And keep aside.
- In the same pan add makhana. Roast it on low flame till they become crispy and slightly golden in colour. Keep them aside.
- Soak the cashews 1/4 cup cashews (Please note these are not roasted) gravy in warm water for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Add these soaked cashews along with 2 tbsp of water to a mixer jar and form a creamy cashew paste.
- Puree the tomatoes along with ginger and green chillies. Add 2 tbsp ghee in a pan. Add jeera, heeng, turmeric powder and coriander powder to it. Roast the spices for 5-10 seconds or till they it become aromatic.
- Add tomato puree to it.
- Cook this tomato puree on medium flame till the entire spice mixture starts leaving the fat on surface.
- Add prepared cashews paste, salt, red chilli powder and garam masala to the pan.
- Add 3/4 cup water and peas (matar). Stir gently and then cover it with a lid for 10 minutes. Simmer the flame.
- Add roasted makhana, cashews, kasuri methi and 1/4 cup water to the pan. Mix well and let the curry cook on low flame for 5 minutes.
- Delicious creamy Makhana Matar Curry is ready!
I like to serve with fresh hot puris or white rice. Makhana kaju curry will win your heart in just one bite with its creamy and divine taste. The fried lotus seeds i.e. makhana and fried cashews are simmered in the rich gravy of cashews, tomatoes, ginger and green chillies. You can make this curry for any special occasion, party or festivals. Matar Makhana is a delicious rich curry filled with the goodness of foxnuts and green peas.
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