How to get oily curry

Re: How to get oily curry

When u mix masala, onions, garlic tomatoes etc, are you suppossed to wait and mix till oil is released? Also, when u add meat/chicken are u suppossed to keep mixting till very dry before water is added? I don't know how people get the oil to float on top of curry. Is there some secret i don't know about?:) Even after ive cooked, oil just seems to mix in with whole gravy/salan rather than float on top. Sorry, hope i make a bit of sense.