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Basic Indian Tomato Gravy

Indian dish with tomatoes, onion, ghee.

Basic Indian Tomato Gravy
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Ingredients

  • 5 tomatoes
  • 1 onion
  • 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

Steps

  1. Fry the onions in hot ghee until they start to brown.
  2. Add the ginger and garlic and stir.
  3. Then add the powdered spices.
  4. Blend well.
  5. Throw in the tomatoes and salt to taste.
  6. Turn the flame down to medium and cover for ten minutes.
  7. 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.

Adapted from “Basic Indian Tomato Gravy”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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