In the same processor, add roughly chopped onions, green chili, roughly chopped garlic and roughly chopped ginger.
Grind to a semi-fine or smooth paste, without adding water. Keep aside.
In the same processor, add tightly packed chopped tomatoes.
Grind to a semi-fine or smooth puree, without adding water. Keep aside.
Heat oil or ghee in a thick bottomed pan. Add bay leaf (tej patta), cinnamon, green cardamoms, black cardamom and mace. Sauté till the spices splutter.
Add the prepared onion paste.
Mix and begin to sauté on low to medium heat. Stir often.
Adding a pinch of salt can fasten the process of sautéing the onion paste.
Sauté till the onion paste turns golden.
Then, add the prepared tomato puree.
Mix the tomato puree well with the onion paste.
Next, add the prepared cashew paste.
Mix again and sauté the masala on low to medium heat for 2 to 3 minutes. Stir often.
Add turmeric powder and red chili powder and mix well.
Keep the heat to low and add fresh curd (yogurt).
Stir briskly and quickly after adding the curd.
Sauté the masala till the fat releases from the sides.
Now, add water as required. To know more, swipe up!