Basic White Gravy

Ingredients

¼ cup oil
7 crushed green cardamoms
2 one-inch crushed cinnamon sticks
2 crushed black cardamoms
4 crushed cloves
1 cup boiled onion paste
½ cup grated khoya/mawa
¾ cup kaju-magaz paste 
Salt to taste
½ teaspoon white pepper powder
2 teaspoons green chilli paste
1 teaspoon green cardamom powder
2 tablespoons ghee

Method 

1. For the gravy heat the oil in a deep non stick pan.  Add green cardamoms, cinnamon, black cardamoms and cloves and sauté till fragrant.  Add boiled onion paste and sauté for five minutes on low heat.  
2. Add khoya and sauté for two to three minutes.  Add kaju-magaz paste and salt and mix well.
3. Add four cups water, white pepper powder, green chilli paste, green cardamom powder and bring the gravy to a boil.  Add ghee and mix well. 
4. Strain the gravy into another non stick pan and grind the residue.  Add the residue to the strained gravy and mix well. 
5. Use as required.