Makhni Gravy

Ingredients 

• 12 large tomatoes
• 1/4 cup butter
• Salt to taste
• 1 tablespoon Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 inch piece ginger, roughly chopped
• 1 tablespoon garlic paste
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1/2 teaspoon kasoori methi
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 cup fresh cream

Method

1. Quarter the tomatoes. Put them in a pressure cooker along with salt, half of the Kashmiri red chilli powder, ginger and two cups of water. Pressure cook till two whistles. Remove and set aside to cool.
2. Blend the mixture in a blender and strain. Heat butter in a pan, add garlic paste, ginger paste and two tablespoons of water. Cook for a minute. Add the pureed tomatoes and cook for two to three minutes.
3. Dry roast the kasuri methi in a microwave or on a tawa. Crush. Add the remaining Kashmiri red chilli powder to the gravy along with salt, sugar or honey. Stir and cook for a minute.
4. Add the crushed kasuri methi and garam masala powder. Mix and cook for a minute.
5. Add cream only if you need to use the gravy immediately.

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