Red Gravy for punjabi dishes

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp oil
• 20 grams ginger
• 5 red kashmiri chillies (dried)
• 10 garlic cloves
• 3 small pieces of cinnamon
• 3 cloves
• 1/4 tsp coriander seeds
• 100 grams onions (paste)
• 2 tsp garam masala
• 1tsp coriander powder
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 50 grams butter
• 100 grams cashew nuts, magatari seeds, poppy seeds (khus khus) - (paste of all three)
• 100 grams tomato ketchup
• 1 tsp salt

 Method:

• Mix ginger, garlic, chillies, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds. Grind all these into a fine paste. Heat 2 table spoons of oil.
• Fry this paste for 5 minutes. Add the onion paste and fry again for 2 minutes. Add the remaining masala and fry again for a few minutes till the masala is brown in colour.
• Add 50 grams of butter. Mix cashew nuts, poppy seeds (khus khus) and magatari seeds and grind them to a fine paste. Fry the paste for 2 to 3 minutes. Add tomato ketchup and water. Cook for another 10 minutes.