Tamota ni gravy
By: Cyrus Todiwalla From: Market Kitchen
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- Prep time:
- 5 mins
- Cook time:
- 30 mins
- Serves:
- 2-4
A simple tomato sauce very closely related to classical Napolitano Sauce, showing the close relationships between cultures. This sauce is most adaptable.
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Ingredients
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 cinnamon sticks, or cassia bark
- 2 large dried chillies, broken into 3-4 pieces each
- 2 small-medium Onions, chopped
- 1 tbsp garlic ginger paste, if not available, mince together 2" piece of ginger with 2-3 garlic cloves
- 5 Tomatoes, chopped, or 1 x 400g can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp Malt vinegar, or cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp grated Jaggery, or light brown soft Muscovado sugar
- 1.5 tsp prepared tamarind pulp
- Salt, to taste
Method
1. Heat oil in a casserole.2. Add the cinnamon sticks and sauté until swollen and deep brown in colour, but not burnt. Add the chillies and cook for 15-20 seconds, then add the onions.
3. Sauté until softened, but not brown, then add the ginger garlic paste and sauté for a further minute or so. Then stir in the tomatoes.
4. Add the vinegar, jaggery and tamarind.
5. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until thick.
6. Taste and add salt and more vinegar or jaggery to taste.
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Simple, tasty and satisfying!! Great with chappaties, or pitta bread or use it as a paste to make sandwiches or wraps with your own filling.