Ingredients

  • Saivai balls
  • Oil
  • Bay leaf
  • Cinnamon
  • Cardamom
  • Cloves
  • Green chillies
  • Curry leaves
  • Onion
  • Ginger-garlic paste
  • Tomatoes
  • Chilli powder
  • Turmeric
  • Coriander powder
  • Water
  • Salt
  • Cashew and poppy-seed paste
  • Fresh coriander

Method

  1. Heat oil and temper bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves.
  2. Add green chillies and curry leaves, then onions. Fry until brown.
  3. Add ginger-garlic paste and sauté.
  4. Add tomatoes and cook until soft. Add chilli, turmeric and coriander powders.
  5. Add water and simmer. Season with salt.
  6. Add Saivai balls and cook until the gravy is absorbed.
  7. Stir in cashew-poppy seed paste and cook until thick.
  8. Garnish with coriander.