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Basic Indian Tomato Gravy

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This traditional Indian tomato gravy can be used as a base for all sorts of vegetables, boiled eggs, cubed paneer or chicken. This is often referred to as a "curry". It is usually eaten with plain white rice or rice mixtures.

Total 00:20
Yield 4

Ingredients

  • 5 tomatoes, diced large
  • 1 onion, diced small
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • ½ teaspoon ginger paste
  • 5 cloves garlic, pounded
  • 1 teaspoon chile powder
  • ½ teaspoon coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  1. 1
    Fry the onions in hot ghee until they start to brown.
  2. 2
    Add the ginger and garlic and stir, then add the powdered spices. Blend well.
  3. 3
    Throw in the tomatoes and salt to taste.
  4. 4
    Turn the flame down to medium and cover for ten minutes. This will form a spicy gravy to which you can add any mixture of vegetables or boiled eggs or fried fish or chicken or lamb/goat.
Category
Side Dishes
Cuisine
Indian

Dietary Information

Gluten Free
Halal
Vegetarian

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Basic_Indian_Tomato_Gravy