This is a brown onion masala paste, used to make North Indian side dishes for roti or naan. You can store this masala in the freezer and use it as and when you need it. Add any veggies, paneer, mushroom, or chicken, and prepare any gravy in a short time.
Ingredients
4 tblsp oil +2 tblsp
2 tblsp ghee
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
1 tsp green chilli paste
6 onion sliced
3 tomatoes
2 tblsp cashew nuts
1 tblsp poppy seeds/khus khus
2 tblsp paneer grated
2 tblsp khova
1 tblsp red chilli powder
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp cumin powder
1 tsp Kitchen king masala
1/4 tsp lemon juice
Procedure
In a Kadai take 2 tblsp oil and fry onion slices into brown colour (you can also deep fry it)
Blanch the tomatoes and make a puree
Soak the cashew nuts, poppy seeds in water for 10 mins and grind to a fine paste
In a Kadai heat oil and ghee add ginger, garlic and green chilli paste and fry for 2-3 mins.
Add the brown onion paste and a little salt and fry for 2 minutes
Add tomato puree and saute for 5 minutes
Now put the white paste of nuts and khus khus and fry
Put the grated paneer and khova and saute
Put all the spice powders and fry well
Finally, add the lime juice and stir well
When the masala comes to room temperature store in a container and keeps in the freezer
Whenever you want to use it Defrost it if it is MW safe container or keep it in hot water for 15 mins and use it.
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