Basic Curry Sauce

Name: Basic Curry Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 118 milliliters fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger root; 2 Tbsps minced garlic; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps ground coriander; 2 Tbsps ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 0 teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 Tbsp margarine; 1 large onion, chopped; 2 Tbsps peanut oil; 2 serrano chile peppers, seeded; 2 tomatoes; 710 milliliters water; 118 milliliters yogurt, whisked until smooth

Need a gluten free sauce? Basic Curry Sauce could be an amazing recipe to try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 155 calories, 3g of protein, and 12g of fat each. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. Head to the store and pick up ground turmeric, water, ginger root, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Heat oil and margarine in a small skillet or wok over medium high heat.

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Margarine

Cooking Oil

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Add onion and saute until very brown, 10 to 15 minutes. (Note: This is an important step; if onion is not cooked well, sauce will taste funny.)

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Onion

Sauce

Add ginger and garlic to onion and saute for an additional 2 minutes. Process onion/ginger/garlic mixture in food processor until smooth. Do not rinse food processor.

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Garlic

Ginger

Onion

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Food Processor

Place onion mixture in a large saucepan. Stir in the cinnamon, black pepper, coriander, cumin, turmeric and cayenne pepper and cook over low heat until mixture is thick and has the consistency of a paste.

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Cayenne Pepper

Black Pepper

Coriander

Cinnamon

Turmeric

Cumin

Onion

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Puree tomatoes, chile peppers and cilantro in food processor until smooth.

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Chili Pepper

Cilantro

Tomato

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Add to onion mixture and stir well over low heat, cooking off moisture from tomatoes and cilantro.

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Cilantro

Tomato

Onion

Add yogurt a little bit at a time, stirring constantly to avoid curdling.

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Yogurt

Blend the whole mixture in food processor to puree it (for a very smooth sauce). Return to saucepan, add water and increase heat to high; bring sauce to a rolling boil. Cover saucepan and boil for 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and simmer until desired consistency is reached.

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Sauce

Water

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To serve with meat, cook the meat first separately, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving over rice or with bread. To serve with vegetables, steam raw veggies first 4 to 5 minutes, then simmer for 5 to 10 minutes in the sauce before serving.

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Servings:

1teaspoon

cayenne pepper 118milliliters

fresh cilantro 1Tbsp

minced fresh ginger root 2Tbsps

minced garlic 1teaspoon

ground cinnamon 2Tbsps

ground coriander 2Tbsps

ground cumin 1teaspoon

ground black pepper 0teaspoons

ground turmeric 1Tbsp

margarine 1large

onion, chopped 2Tbsps

peanut oil 2

serrano chile peppers, seeded 2

tomatoes 710milliliters

water 118milliliters

yogurt, whisked until smooth

Recommended wine: Gewurztraminer, Chenin Blanc, Riesling

Asian can be paired with Gewurztraminer, Chenin Blanc, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. One wine you could try is Gundlach Bundschu Gewurztraminer. It has 4.7 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 23 dollars.

Gundlach Bundschu Gewurztraminer

Fragrant aromas of white flowers, clementine and allspice burst from the glass followed by luscious flavors of Asian pear, lime, guava and passion fruit spiced with coriander. The round, plush palate is accentuated with delicately woven mineral notes and crisp acidity leading into to a long, vibrant finish. Wonderfully bright and fresh in its youth, this classic, dry Gewürztraminer will continue to develop complexity up to fifteen years from vintage.