C47 Curry Base Sauce
This is a variation on the
C46 base sauce but cooked in a different style.
The quantity produced is 2400 ml which is enough for 8 curries and should be diluted before use (
see note 1).
It is a little sweeter and less savoury than C46.
Ingredients
Makes 2400 ml |
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1 tbspn turmeric |
100 gm green pepper (prepared weight) |
1 tspn ground coriander |
30 gm ginger (prepared weight) |
1 tspn ground cumin |
25 gm garlic (prepared weight) |
½ tspn ground cinnamon |
300 ml tinned plum tomatoes (approx 400 gm tin) |
750 gm onions (prepared weight) |
100 ml oil |
100 gm carrot (prepared weight) |
200 ml water |
|
1 tspn salt |
Preparation
- Heat 2 or 3 tbspn of oil in a wok or frying pan and fry the turmeric, ground coriander, ground cumin and ground cinnamon for 1 min, stirring continuously, then transfer to a bowl and set aside (spice paste).
- Chop the onions in half or quarters depending on size.
- Slice the carrot.
- Deseed and roughly chop the green pepper.
- Put the ginger and garlic into a small food processor with about 2 tbspn of water and blend into a smooth paste.
Cooking - 2 hours plus
- Put the onions, carrot, green pepper, ginger/garlic paste, tomatoes, oil and water into a 5 L stock pot and bring to a simmer over a low flame and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.
- Stir in the spice paste and salt and simmer, covered, over a low flame for 30 min.
- Allow to cool a little and add some water to ease blending and blend until smooth.
- Add sufficient water to make 2400 ml, bring back to a slow simmer and simmer, covered, for another 30 min (It is a good idea to make a 'measuring stick' for the stock pot to simplify the measuring process).
- Add water to make bring the quantity back to 2400 ml and blend again.
- Store in 300 ml portions (labelled and dated - honey jars can be used) and keep refrigerated for a few days or in a freezer for future use.
Notes
(1) The sauce is quite thick and should be thinned down before use by mixing 100 - 200 ml of water with the 300 ml of sauce and
warming before being used.
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