Recipe: To Try At Home Universal Gravy Masala

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Universal Gravy Masala. I am going to take you through this process in this recipe. Adding kasuri methi to this dish is optional. Restaurants tend to add this to the bhindi masala they make.

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This basic curry gravy can be used for all kinds of curry recipe and even can be used for other cuisine recipes as a multi purpose masala curried sauce.

A select blend of some spices go into this grand old universal taste enhancer.

You can have Universal Gravy Masala using 13 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Universal Gravy Masala

1. You need 1 of onion, chopped (if small use 2).

2. You need 1 of tomato chopped (if small used two).

3. You need of Whole garam - cumin, peppercorn, cloves, cardamom, bayleaf, cinn.

4. Prepare 3-4 of garlic pods.

5. Prepare Inch of ginger piece.

6. Prepare 1 of &2 green chillies.

7. You need of Few cashew.

8. Prepare of Red chilli powder.

9. Prepare of Turmeric powder.

10. Prepare of Salt.

11. You need of Garam masala powder.

12. Prepare of Coriander powder.

13. It’s of Oil or ghee.

Being chilli based, it provides an exotic red gravy to dishes.

It is widely used all over India on account of its being a less pungent garam masala.

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Universal Gravy Masala step by step

1. Mince the ginger garlic and green chilli into paste.

2. On medium high heat, In a pan, add ghee/oil. Once hot add in whole garam masala and stir fry for a few seconds.

3. Add in the ginger garlic paste, and stir fry till fragrant. Dont brown..

4. Add in chopped onion and stir fry till lightly browned.

5. Add in tomato and cashew. Stir fry till tomato is soft, and the mixture starts to come together..

6. Add in all the masala powders and mix in, allowing to get fragrant. Switch off heat and let cool down..

7. Blend the cooled down masala in paste(dont add any water) adjust seasoning..

8. This can be made in bulk and stored in a freezer. As and when needed you can use to make different things.

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