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List of Basic Indian Curries and Indian Gravy
1	White Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
2	Makhni Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
3	Salan Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
4	Rajasthani Yellow Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
5	Onion Tomato Masala	Basic Indian Gravy
6	Malai Kofta Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
7	Sorshe Ilish	Basic Indian Gravy (East Indian)
8	Karavali Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
9	Kashmiri Yakhni Gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
10	Malai Gravy Mughlai	Basic Indian Gravy
11	Meen Moilee	South Indian Curries
12	Palak Kofta in Safron gravy	Basic Indian Gravy
13	Qasar E Pukhtan	Basic Indian Gravy
14	Rezala Gravy gravy	Basic Indian Gravy

1. White Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Preparation Method:

• Whisk well the curd.
• WashWash - 1) Brushing or coating a food item with a liquid such as egg white; milk or egg wash. 2) The ..., blanch the cashew, and make a paste.
• Wash, blanch the magazine, and make a paste.
• Peel, wash, boil, and strain the onions.

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil, and add whole garam masala, ginger paste, and garlic paste.
• StirStir: Mixing ingredients gently; using a circular motion with a spoon or whisk to ensure even cookin... fry for 2 minutes on slow fire.
• Add onion paste and cook on a slow fire until oil comes on the surface.
• Add whisked curd, and keep on stirring until boils.
• Cook for 30 minutes on slow fire.
• Add cashew and lamb pastes, bring to boil, and simmer for 30 minutes.

Adjust seasoning.

White gravy in Indian cuisine is often referred to as “white sauce” or “basic white curry.” It serves as a versatile base for various dishes, providing a creamy and mildly flavored sauce. Here’s a simple recipe for basic Indian white gravy:

Ingredients:

1. 2 tablespoons butter or ghee
2. 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (maida)
3. 2 cups milk
4. Salt, to taste
5. Black pepper, to taste
6. 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg powder (optional)

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for preparing 2 litres of White Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
ONION	1.000	KG
CURD	0.250	KG
CASHEW	0.250	KG
MAGAZ	0.075	KG
REFIND OIL	0.100	KG
GREEN CARDAMOM	0.001	KG
BLACK CARDAMOM	0.001	KG
CLOVES	0.001	KG
BAY LEAF	0.001	KG
MACE	0.002	KG
CINNAMON	0.001	KG
GINGER PASTE	0.001	KG
GARLIC PASTE	0.001	KG
CREAM	0.100	KG
SALT	0.010	KG

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2. Makhni Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Preparation Method:

• Remove the eyes of the tomatoes and boil them with ginger garlic paste and salt.
• When boiled and cooked, blend them and strain to remove all skins and seeds.

Cooking Method:

• Put the strained tomato puree in a thick bottom pan and simmer it with the masala red chili powder and the butter.
• Add the cashew nut paste and khoya paste to finish the machine.
• Adjust the sharpness by adding honey and kasoori methi.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 2 litres of Makhni Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
TOMATOES	1.5	GMS
GINGER	0.05	GMS
GARLIC	0.05	GMS
CASHEW NUTS	0.03	GMS
RED CHILLI POWDER	0.005	GMS
BUTTER	0.25	GMS
SALT	0.01	GMS
CINNAMON STICK	0.01	GMS
BAYLEAF	0.002	GMS
PEPPERCORN	0.002	GMS
GREEN CARDAMOM	0.002	GMS
BLACK CARDAMOM	0.002	GMS
KHOYA PASTE	0.02	GMS
KASOORI METHI	0.002	GMS
HONEY	0.01	GMS

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3. Salan Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Preparation Method:

RoastRoast - To cook food by surrounding it with dry heat. the sesame seeds, cashew nuts, peanuts, desiccated coconut powder, and peppercorns and make into a fine paste.

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil in a Kadhai, sauté ginger-garlic paste, and add powdered masalas.
• Cook for a short time and add the above paste.
• Add approximately 500 ml of water and cook till oil floats on top.
• Add the fried eggplants, banana chilies, and tamarind pulp to the gravy, and adjust the seasoning to taste.
• TemperTemper - The gradual raising of the temperature of a cold liquid by the addition of a hot liquid. No... with whole red chilies, fenugreek seeds, and mustard seeds.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for .5 litres of Salan Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
GREEN CHILLIES	0.01	KG
OIL REFINED	0.1	LITRE
DESICCATED COCONUT	0.025	KG
CORIANDER POWDER	0.01	KG
CUMIN SEED POWDER	0.005	KG
WHOLE PEPPERCORNS	0.005	KG
RED CHILLY POWDER	0.005	KG
TURMERIC POWDER	0.005	KG
GARAM MASALA POWDER	0.005	KG
GINGER PASTE	0.01	KG
GARLIC PASTE	0.01	KG
SESAME SEEDS	0.015	KG
CASHEW NUTS BROKEN	0.025	KG
PEANUTS	0.02	KG
TAMARIND PULP	0.02	KG
CURD	0.2	KG
FENUGREEK SEEDS	0.005	KG
WHOLE MUSTARD	0.003	KG
RED CHILLIES WHOLE	0.02	KG
SALT	0.005	KG

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4. Rajasthani Yellow Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil and add whole garam masala.
• Once it starts spluttering take it out and then add the onions.
• Cook the onions till it becomes translucent.
• Then add ginger garlic paste and cook for a few minutes and then add all the powdered spices and continue cooking.
• Then add cashew paste, and salt and cook it.
• Then remove the pan from the fire and add the curd-besan mixture.
• Cook on slow heat until oil comes on top
• Then strain the gravy grind the onion strain it again and mix it to the gravy.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 2.7 litres of Rajasthani Yellow Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
OIL	0.15	LITRE
GINGER-GARLIC PASTE	0.05	KG
SLICED ONION	0.4	KG
BEATEN CURD	2	KG
TURMERIC POWDER	0.005	KG
ROASTED CUMIN POWDER	0.01	KG
CORIANDER POWDER	0.01	KG
BESAN	0.05	KG
SALT	0.015	KG
BOILED CASHEW PASTE	0.1	KG
WHOLE GARAM MASALA	0.005	KG

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5. Onion Tomato Masala – Basic Indian Gravy

Preparation Method:

Finely chopped onions, tomatoes, ginger, and green chilies.

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil, add onion, and saute to golden brown color.
• Add ginger and garlic paste along with red chili powder.
• Bhuno for 10 minutes on slow fire.
• Add chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes are mashed and oil comes on the surface.
• Adjust seasoning and Add chopped ginger and green chilies.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 4.5 kgs of Onion Tomato Masala
Items	Qty	Unit
ONION	1.000	KG
TOMATOES	1.000	KG
GINGER	0.200	KG
GARLIC	0.200	KG
RED CHILLI PWD	0.100	KG
OIL	2.000	KG
SALT	0.030	KG
GARAM MASALA PWD	0.020	KG
GREEN CHILLIES	0.050	KG

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6. Malai Kofta Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil, add onion paste, and bring to a light brown color.
• Add ginger and garlic paste along with all the powder and Spices.
• MixMix - Method of combining ingredients in such a way that the parts of each ingredient are evenly dis... well, bring to a boil, then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Now add tomato puree.
• Bring to a boil, and simmer for another 30 minutes.
• Add cashew nut paste and cook.
• Add cream and mix well.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 2.5 litres of Malai Kofta Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
ONIONS	1.5	KG
OIL	0.1	LITRE
TOMATOES	0.5	KG
TURMERIC	0.005	KG
RED CHILLY PWD	0.015	KG
GINGER PASTE	0.05	KG
GARLIC PASTE	0.05	KG
CORIANDER PWD	0.03	KG
CUMIN PWD	0.01	KG
CREAM	0.1	KG
SALT	0.01	KG
CASHEW PASTE	0.03	KG

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7. Sorshe Ilish – Basic Indian Gravy (East Indian)

Cooking Method:

• Soak the mustard seeds and ground a fine paste of yellow and black mustard seeds, ginger, poppy seeds, and green chilies.
• Take oil in a pan, add the paste to it, and heat it slowly
• Add turmeric and a little water, allow it to boil, then add hilsa.
• SimmerSimmer - To cook food in a liquid which is just below the boiling point. The temperature of the liqu... for two minutes, and add slit green chilies.
• Finally, add coconut milk and check to season.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 10 portions of Sorshe Llish
Items	Qty	Unit
GREEN CHILLI SLIT	0.02	GMS
TURMERIC POWDER	0.005	GMS
SALT	0.01	GMS
MUSTARD OIL	0.3	ML
GINGER PEELED	0.075	GMS
HILSA FISH	1.8	GMS
YELLOW MUSTARD SEEDS	0.04	GMS
BLACK MUSTARD SEEDS	0.04	GMS
COCONUT MILK	0.1	ML
POPPY SEEDS	0.02	GMS

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8. Karavali Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• Mix all the ingredients except for refined oil, onion, bay leaf, tomato puree, cashew paste, and coconut milk.
• Make a smooth paste of the above ingredient with water.
• Eat oil add bay leaf and chop the onion, cook till onions are brown.
• Add the paste of masalas and cook well.
• Add tomato puree and cashew paste and continue cooking.
• Finish with coconut milk. 

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for .7 litres of Karavali Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
WHOLE RED CHILLI	0.08	KG
JEERA	0.005	KG
CINNAMON	0.005	KG
CARDAMOM	0.005	KG
CLOVE	0.001	KG
PEPPERCORN	0.01	KG
GARLIC	0.03	KG
GINGER	0.02	KG
VINEGAR WHITE WINE	0.05	LITRE
TURMERIC	0.001	KG
SAUNF	0.02	KG
CORIANDER SEEDS	0.04	KG
REFINED OIL	0.08	LITRE
ONION	0.1	KG
BAY LEAVES	0.01	KG
TOMATO PUREE	0.1	KG
CASHEWNUT PASTE	0.05	KG
COCONUT MILK	0.1	LITRE

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9. Kashmiri Yakhni Gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• BoilBoil - To cook the food item in a boiling liquid. Very few items are boiled due to the fact that whi... yogurt, besan, and aniseed powder for 1 hour on a slow flame
• In another pan heat Ghee and add the black & green cardamom, cloves, shahi jeera and onion paste, and salt.
• Mix well and cook for 7-8 minutes.
• Add water and bring to a boil. Add ginger powder, and cinnamon powder, and add the yogurt
• Add the dry mint leaves and saffron and Mix well.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 2.8 litres of Kashmiri Yakhni Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
WATER	1.5	LITRE
BLACK CARDAMOM SEEDS	0.002	KG
GREEN CARDAMOM	0.005	KG
CLOVES	0.002	KG
CINNAMON POWDER	0.005	KG
PURE GHEE	0.1	KG
ANISEED POWDER	0.01	KG
DRY GINGER POWDER	0.005	KG
YOGHURT	1	KG
FRIED ONION PASTE	0.02	KG
SALT	0.01	KG
DRY MINT LEAVES	0.002	KG
SHAH JEERA	0.002	KG
GINGER GARLIC PASTE	0.02	KG
BESAN	0.1	KG
SAFRON	0.005	KG
CASHEWNUT PASTE	0.05	KG

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10. Malai Gravy Mughlai – Basic Indian Gravy

Preparation Method:

• Make boiled onion paste from 300 gm onion and rest for brown onion paste
• Whisk the curd well.
• The almond -soak, peel, and make a fine paste.
• The tomato – make a puree, strain, and cook.
• The ginger and green chilli-chop finely.

Cooking Method:

• Heat ghee, add shahi jeera, stir for a few seconds, and add chopped garlic.
• Add strained onion paste and cook for 15-20 minutes on a slow fire.
• Add ginger and garlic paste, cook for 5 minutes.
• Add turmeric and red chili powder and stir for 2 minutes.
• Add whisked yogurt, bring to a boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add strained tomato puree, bring to a boil, and cook for another 15 minutes.
• Adjust seasoning, add almond paste, and cook for 10 minutes.
• Finish with cardamom and mace powder.
• Finely strain the gravy and finish with saffron and cream.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 1.5 litres of Malai Gravy Mughlai
Items	Qty	Unit
GHEE(DESI)	0.10	KG
SHAI JEERA	0.01	KG
GARLIC	0.02	KG
ONION	0.50	KG
CURD	0.20	KG
TURMERIC	0.003	KG
RED CHILI PD	0.005	KG
CARDAMOM AND MACE PD.	0.00	KG
ALMOND(FOR PASTE)	0.100	KG
CARDAMOM AND MACE PD.	0.01	KG
SALT	0.010	KG
GINGER PASTE	0.040	KG
GARLIC PASTE	0.02	KG
TOMATO	0.2	KG
CREAM	0.15	KG
SAFFRON	0.001	KG
GINGER	0.02	KG
CHILI GREEN	0.006	KG

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11. Meen Moilee – Basic Indian Gravy / South Indian Curries

Preparation Method:

• The fish is cut into 40 gm pieces across the fillet, apply salt and a little turmeric powder.
• The vegetables-slice onion cut ginger and green chili julienne, chop garlic.
• PureePuree - Making a puree into mash product to a fine pulp; usually by forcing it through a sieve or pu... the tomato.
• The black pepper-pound.

Cooking Method:

• Heat oil, add methi seeds, stir for few seconds then add mustard seeds and stir until.
• After mustard seeds crackle.
• Add curry leaves and again stir for a few seconds.
• Add crushed black pepper.
• Add sliced onion, ginger, and green chili, and stir but make sure not to change the color.
• Add turmeric, stir, add tomato puree, and cook for 15 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and bring to a boil.
• Shallow fry the marinated fish and add to the gravy.
• Simmer for 10 minutes.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 10 portions of Meen Moilee
Items	Qty	Unit
BEKTI CALCUTTA	2.00	KG
OIL-COCONUT	0.08	KG
SALT	0.01	KG
METHI SEEDS	0.00	KG
ONION	0.30	KG
GINGER	0.03	KG
GARLIC-PEELED	0.01	KG
CHILI GREEN	0.05	KG
TURMERIC	0.01	KG
COCONUT	2.000	NO.
TOMATO	0.20	KG
MUSTARD SEEDS	0.010	KG
CURRY LEAVES	0.01	KG
BLACK PEPPER	0.010	KG

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12. Palak Kofta in Safron gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• For kofta- boil spinach and chop, grated paneer.
• Add dry masala powder. Make small balls and fry in hot oil.
• Drain on paper. Keep aside.
• Heat ghee, add ginger garlic paste
• Add yellow chili powder and mix in water. add cashew paste and cook well.
• Add yogurt, add saffron, and cook it on a simmer.
• Cook till oil floats on curry. Cook for 30-40 minutes.
• Add kofta and serve hot.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 10 portions of Palak Kofta in Safron gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
OIL	0.1	LIT
SPINACH	0.761	KG
PANEER	0.477	KG
GINGER	0.005	KG
GREEN CHILLI	0.005	KG
YELLOW CHILLI PWD	0.003	KG
GHEE	0.059	KG
GARLIC PASTE	0.03	KG
SAFFRON	0.001	KG
YOGHURT	0.2	KG
CASHEW PASTE	0.05	KG
BUTTER	0.015	KG
CREAM	0.08	KG

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13. Qasar E Pukhtan – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• Heat ghee, add ginger and garlic paste whole garam masala, and diced marrow.
• SauteSauté - To brown a food item quickly in a very little fat or oil. and add chopped tomatoes and the puree.
• Add the powdered spices and cook, add a little vegetable stock and cook.
• When the marrows are soft blend the entire mix and strain through a strainer.
• Put the strained gravy in a heavy bottom pan and reduce on a slow flame.
• Finish the gravy with brown onion paste and cream.
• Add paneer cubes that have been sauteed in Ghee. 

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for 10 portions of Qasar E Pukhtan
Items	Qty	Unit
PANEER	0.7	GMS
GHEE	0.1	GMS
TOMATOES	1	GMS
ONION	0.5	GMS
TOMATO PUREE	0.5	GMS
BROWN ONION PASTE	0.05	GMS
SALT	0.01	GMS
RED CHILLI POWDER	0.015	GMS
WHITE PEPPER	0.005	GMS
CUMIN POWDER	0.01	GMS
GINGER PASTE	0.05	GMS
GARLIC PASTE	0.05	GMS
WHOLE GARAM MASALA	0.005	GMS
CREAM	0.1	GMS
WHITE MARROW	1	GMS

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14. Rizala Gravy gravy – Basic Indian Gravy

Cooking Method:

• Heat ghee in lagan and add the whole garam masala, and ginger garlic paste.
• Add boiled onion paste and coriander powder. Saute.
• Add beaten yogurt and spices.
• Cook on low flame.
• Finish with almond paste and garnish with fresh coriander and saffron.

Required Ingredients:

Ingredients for .7 litres of Rizala Gravy
Items	Qty	Unit
BAYLEAF	0.003	KG
CLOVES	0.002	KG
CARDAMOM GREEN	0.005	KG
BLACK PEPPERCORN	0.005	KG
BOILED ONION PASTE	0.15	KG
YOGHURT	0.25	KG
CORIANDER POWDER	0.02	KG
GINGER GARLIC PASTE	0.05	KG
CUMIN POWDER	0.01	KG
NUTMEG POWDER	0.005	KG
CASHEW NUTS	0.05	KG
CARDAMOM POWDER	0.01	KG
ALMOND PASTE	0.05	KG
GHEE	0.1	KG
SAFFRON	0.001	KG
FRESH CORIANDER	0.01	KG
GREEN CHILLI	0.01	KG
KASOORI METHI POWDER	0.002	KG
BUTTER	0.02	KG