Basic Curry Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 500 g onions, finely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped
• 1 inch gingerroot, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons madras curry paste
• 400 g canned chopped tomatoes

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a large shallow pan.
• 2 throw in onions and cook for 10 mins, or until soft.
• 3 tip in the garlic and ginger, then cook for a further 2 mins, watching the garlic doesn't burn.
• 4 stir in curry paste and cook for another minute.
• 5 now pour in 1 liter of cold water, the tomatoes and 1 tsp salt.
• 6 give it a good stir and bring to the boil.
• 7 cook the sauce over a high heat for about 10 mins, or until the liquid has reduced by a third.
• 8 will keep for 1 week in the fridge or freeze for up to 2 months.