Photo: Mike Kenneally
Onion masala sauce
18 ingredients
30 min + 30 min
Makes about 500g/1lb 2oz of sauce
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Want to give your curries real depth of flavour? Try this versatile masala sauce. The secret to the rich taste is cooking the onions slowly until they are very dark. Add pan-fried chicken, meat, prawns or vegetables for a delicious quick curry.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
235
Calories
4g
Protein
15g
Fat
25g
Carbs
Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Turmeric | 1 tsp ground (3g) | 9 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Clove | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 7 |
| Cardamom | 1 tsp ground (2g) | 6 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Ginger | 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) | 2 |
| Bay Leaf | 1 leaf (0.6g) | 2 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 30g/1oz root ginger
- 30g/1oz garlic
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 2 black cardamom
- 10 black pepper
- 3 cloves
- 4 green cardamom
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 cinnamon
- 1 bay leaf
- 500g/1lb 2oz onions
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste (from above)
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp garam masala
- , to taste salt
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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