Homemade Basic Red Gravy

Homemade Basic Red Gravy step by step instructions:

Gravy made beforehand helps a lot in time of tight schedules. Red gravy can be used in a variety of vegetables and dals which saves you a lot of time and you have on your dinner/lunch plate a restaurant style veggie prepared.
There will be and are many ways to prepare red gravy but trust me after experimenting a lot of mix and match I find this one to be perfect.

Check out my other gravy recipes also:
Yellow gravy recipe!
White gravy recipe!

Do give it a try and share your feedback.

Let us start cooking!!!

Ingredients:
Butter: 1 tbsp
Bay leaf: 1
Green cardamom: 1
Black cardamom: 1
Black peppercorns: 6-7
Cloves: 3-4
Dried red chilies: 2-3
Cinnamon: 1 inch stick
Mace: 1 cm stick
Nutmeg: a small piece (equal to that of chana dal)
Onion: 1 (chopped)
Ginger: 1 inch piece (chopped)
Garlic: 7-8 (peeled and chopped)
Cumin seeds: ½ tbsp.
Coriander powder: 1 tbsp
Tomatoes: 4 (chopped)
Dried fenugreek leaves (Kasuri methi): 1 tsp
Fresh cream: 2 tbsp
Water: ½ cup
Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Heat butter in a pan. Add bay leaf, green cardamom, black cardamom, black peppercorns, cloves, dried red chilies, cinnamon, mace, and nutmeg. Fry until fragrant.

2. Add onions and fry until translucent.

3. Add cumin seeds, coriander powder, garlic, and ginger. Sauté for a minute.

4. Add tomatoes and cook until tomatoes turn mushy and release oil.

5. Add salt and mix well.
6. Add kasuri methi and mix well.

7. Let cool. Discard the bay leaf and then grind into a smooth paste by adding water.

8. Sieve it.

9. Add cream and cook for other 2-3 minutes.

10. Let cool and the store in an air-tight container.
11. Keeps well in the freezer for about 4-5 weeks.
12. Use as and when required.
13. “Homemade Basic Red Gravy” is ready!

Tips:
1. The gravy can be stored in form of ice cubes; hence it becomes much easier to prepare the veggies or dals.
2. While preparing the veggie/dal, do adjust the salt and spice. It is required a bit.

See you soon with a new recipe till then Happy Cooking!!!