Being Indian you might assume the cup to be referred to is a teacup.  While some may hold 7 fl oz, the usual volume used is 6 fl oz or 177.4 ml.

If the liquid used is 12-14 cups it will make some difference. 24-28 fl oz, being somewhere more than a pint, is a lot of extra if it's not meant to be there.

Looks quite an oily mess, to be honest. I'll give it a miss 

Assuming that you are working from https://www.shanfoods.com/product/recipe-mixes/haleem/shahi-haleem/, I would use for guidance the equivalence given in the masthead for oil — 1 cup = 175 ml.

** Phil.

Oops wrong recipe, it was Syed’s Rajahstani laal maas...

I just made another batch of my own recipe Instant Pot base and while blitzing it, I had a moment of clarity. The smell of my base just brought back a memory.
When I was in my 20’s, living in Sunderland, I used to play squash a bit. We always played late and walked home from Crowtree Leisure Centre, usually getting home around midnight.  Occasionally, I also found myself at the rock night at the Blue Monkey nightclub, again taking the same route home on foot.
On that route home was an Indian takeaway and we regularly would get a tray of very thick cut chips, in their skins, and dolloped on top was this curry gravy.  Not a proper curry sauce, but still lovely.  The perfect accompaniment to the hour-long walk either after some great exercise or a few Double-Maxims.
My curry base smells exactly like that curry sauce.  Smelling it just took me back. I’m 53 now, living in the US, but wow, I can still picture that walk home like it was yesterday.  You guys in Blighty don’t know how lucky you are.

Robbo