Topic: Another Curry Gravy

[CurryCanuck]

This is a recipe that I came across and tried recently...found it to be quite aromatic and flavourful .

This is a North Indian curry gravy made of butter, cream and yogurt.

Ingredients
1. Oil 1/4 Cup
2. Finely chopped Onion almost pureed: 1/2 Cup
3. Minced Garlic: 1 Tablespoon
4. Ginger Chopped: 1 Inch
5. Cumin Powder: 1 Tablespoon
6. Coriander powder: 1/2 Tablespoon
7. Turmeric Powder: 1/4 teaspoon
8. Yogurt 1/4 Cup
9. Tomato Puree: 1 Cup
10. Nutmeg powder: 1/4 teaspoon
11. Cinnamon powder: 1/2 teaspoon
12. Cloves powder: 1/4 teaspoon
13. Bay leaf: 1
14. Salt: 1/2 teaspoon
15. Cayenne 1/4 teaspoon
16. Paprika  1/2 teaspoon
17. Butter: 1/4 cup
18. Heavy whipping cream: 1 Cup
19. Water: 1 Cup

Method
Step 1:  Heat pan. Heat oil. Add onions. Saut? till clear turning brown. Add garlic ginger. Stir-fry another 2 minutes.
Step 3: Add cumin, coriander, fenugrek and turmeric powders. Continue stir frying. Don't let it burn. If needed add a teaspoon of water. You need to fry only about two minutes.
Step 4:  Add yogurt. Continue stir frying till almost all the moisture from the yogurt is gone leaving you with a paste.
Step 5: Add Tomato puree, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, cloves, salt and cayenne. Continue stir-frying. It should form paste with oil exuding making it look shiny. It should take about 10 minutes.
Step 6: Add Paprika, butter and heavy cream. Simmer till you have pasty sauce about 10 minutes. Now add water to achieve the desired consistency and simmer