Basic curry sauce
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Basic curry sauce

By Good Food

Make batches of this versatile curry sauce

  • Prep:10 mins
    Cook:30 mins
  • Easy

Nutrition per serving

  • kcal 0
  • fat 0g
  • saturates 0g
  • carbs 0g
  • sugars 0g
  • fibre 0g
  • protein 0g
  • salt 0g

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 500g onions, finely chopped
  • 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
  • large knob root ginger peeled and finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp Madras curry paste
  • 400g can chopped tomatoes

Tip

Shortcut chicken curry
Heat 1 tbsp vegetable oil in a pan, tip in 450g skinless chicken breast cut into bite-size pieces and cook 5 mins. Add in 250g cooked potatoes, cut into chunks and 200g frozen spinach. Pour over 1 batch (250ml) Basic curry sauce and cook for 5-10 mins until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened. Stir through 3 tbsp thick yogurt and serve. Or substitute the chicken for 500g of cubed lamb steak.

Method

  1. Heat oil in a large shallow pan. Throw in onions and cook for 10 mins, or until soft. Tip in the garlic and ginger, then cook for a further 2 mins, watching the garlic doesn’t burn. Stir in curry paste and cook for another min.

  2. Now pour in 1 litre of cold water, the tomatoes and 1 tsp salt. Give it a good stir and bring to the boil. Cook the sauce over a high heat for about 10 mins, or until the liquid has reduced by a third. Will keep for 1 week in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months.

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