Sig's Basic Curry Sauce ( use for tofu or meat)

Name: Sig's Basic Curry Sauce ( use for tofu or meat)
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ghee or clarified butter; 1 tbsp olive oil; 350 grams tofu or use boneless mutton shoulder, lamb or goat if you prefer, cubed; 1 small onion, sliced; 2 clove garlic , crushed or bruised and very finely chopped; 1/2 tbsp finely grated ginger; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 1/2 fresh red chilli , seeds removed and chopped finely; 7 curry leaves; 2 tbsp tomato puree; 3/4 can of best plum tomatoes,; 250 ml vegetable stock; 2 tbsp not heaped, of your favourite Masala Powder. I usually use Kolhapuri Masala but Graram Masala will do; 2 tbsp fresh chopped coriander (cilantro); 50 ml coconut cream

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I was asked to make one of my Curries Sauces for a friend of mine.

Sigrun @sigrun

German, living in England

I was asked to make one of my Curries Sauces for a friend of mine.

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Ingredients

2 servings

basic sauce
1 tbspGhee or clarified butter
1 tbspolive oil
350 gramstofu or use boneless mutton shoulder, lamb or goat if you prefer, cubed
1 smallonion, sliced
2 clovegarlic , crushed or bruised and very finely chopped
1/2 tbspfinely grated ginger
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 pinchground nutmeg
1/2fresh red chilli , seeds removed and chopped finely
7curry leaves
2 tbsptomato puree
3/4 canof best plum tomatoes,
250 mlvegetable stock
2 tbspnot heaped, of your favourite Masala Powder. I usually use Kolhapuri Masala but Graram Masala will do
2 tbspfresh chopped coriander (cilantro)
50 mlcoconut cream

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Steps

1

First of a all brown of the tofu or meat in the oil and butter and set aside until needed. Keep the butter
2

In the butter soften the onions , garlic and ginger.
3

Add turmeric, fresh chilli and the curry leaves cook until it releases it's aroma about a minute or so
4

Add your Masala powder and the nutmeg combine the mixture well
5

Add the tofu ( you can marinade this first, see my marinaded tofu recipe) or the meat mix gently
6

Add the tomatoes and break them down gently
7

Add the stock and simmer gently if using meat for about 90 minutes until meat is tender . If using tofu make sure it is heated thoroughly through, add half of the coriander.
8

About 10 minutes before serving add the coconut cream and the rest of the coriander.Serve with rice or Indian Naan bread
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