International Recipes
Basic Balti Sauce
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 Spanish onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped ginger
- 4 green chiles, chopped
- Seeds from 10 cardamom pods
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1 tablespoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder
- 1 (14 ounce) can chopped tomatoes
- 1 pint vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Pared rind of 1 lemon
Instructions
- Heat the oil in a heavy pan and fry the onions, garlic and ginger for 5 minutes.
- Add the chiles and cook for 2 minutes more.
- Add the remaining spices then stir for 30 seconds.
- Stir in the tomatoes, stock, lemon juice and rind. Bring to the boil then simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
- Discard the lemon rind.
- The sauce is now ready to use or may be kept in the refrigerator for several days.