Name: Vegetarian Tomato Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Afghanistan
Ingredients: 60 g (¼ cup) chana dal (or yellow split peas); 1 teaspoon white sugar; 1 tablespoon white vinegar; 1 teaspoon curry powder; 2 large tomatoes, finely diced; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 large brown onion, finely chopped; 1 fresh long red chilli, finely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 125 ml (½ cup) sunflower oil

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Parwana

By Durkhanai Ayubi

Published 2020

About

This sauce is a vegetarian substitute for lamb kofta sauce and is served over dumplings such as mantu and ashak, or on top of aush soup. It is suitable for both vegetarian and vegan diets, adding layers of flavour and richness to the dumpling dishes.

Ingredients

125 ml (½ cup) sunflower oil
1 large brown onion, finely chopped

Method

Add the oil to a medium saucepan over medium heat. Fry the onion, chopped chilli and garlic for 2–3 minutes, or until golden brown. Next, add the curry powder, chilli powder and 1 teaspoon salt, and fry for a further 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Stir in the tomato and cook for 10 minutes, or until t

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