Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Kaju Masala Recipe | Kaju Curry - Hotel Style is a vegetarian north indian curry made with tomato, cashew, and ghee in about 45 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 15 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 45 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: curry
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

for puree:

  • 2 tomato
  • 2 tbsp cashew (soaked)

for curry:

  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • ½ cup cashew
  • 20 cubes paneer (cubed)
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 inch cinnamon
  • 5 cloves
  • 4 pepper
  • 2 onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tbsp chilli powder
  • 2 tbsp curd
  • 1 tsp salt
  • hot water
  • 2 tbsp cream
  • 2 tbsp kasuri methi (crushed)
  • 2 tbsp coriander (finely chopped)
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • ½ tsp garam masala

Method

  1. In a mixer jar take 2 tomato, 2 tbsp cashew and grind them to a smooth paste. Keep asdie.
  2. In a large kadai, heat 2 tbsp ghee. Fry ½ cup cashews till they turn golden brown. Keep aside.
  3. Also, fry 20 cubes of paneer till they turn golden brown. Keep aside.
  4. Add in 2 tbsp oil. Add 1 tsp cumin, 1 inch cinnamon, 5 cloves, 4 pepper, and saute till the spices turn aromatic.
  5. Add in 2 onion, 1 tsp ginger garlic paste and saute till the onions turn golden brown.
  6. Keeping the flame on low add ½ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, 1 tbsp chilli powder.
  7. Saute on low flame till the spices turn aromatic.
  8. Add in prepared tomato puree and cook well.
  9. Add 2 tbsp curd and 1 tsp salt and cook until the mixture releases oil.
  10. Add in hot water and mix well adjusting the consistency as required. Cook well.
  11. Further, add 2 tbsp cream, fried cashew and paneer. Mix and cook till the flavors are well absorbed.
  12. Now add 2 tbsp kasuri methi, 2 tbsp coriander, 2 chilli, and ½ tsp garam masala. Mix well.
  13. Finally, enjoy Kaju Masala Recipe with roti.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.