Makhani Sauce

Name: Makhani Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons granulated white sugar; 2 tablespoons cashew butter or 50 g (1¾ oz) cashews, blended to a fine paste (optional); 4 garlic cloves, crushed or finely grated (shredded); 1 × 400-g (14-oz) tin chopped tomatoes or plum tomatoes; 2 teaspoons garam masala; 1 onion, sliced; 4-6 tablespoons double (heavy) cream; Handful of chopped coriander (cilantro), to serve; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; Thumb-sized piece of fresh root ginger, finely grated (shredded); 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 teaspoon ground coriander

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook

By Samuel Goldsmith

Published 2024

About

This is a great basic curry sauce to have up your sleeve to elevate your Friday-night fakeaways. Or you can make a ready-to-indulge batch and keep it in the freezer. Tinned tomatoes are the base ingredient for several curries as they go well with the spices and enhance the colour of the dish.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 onion, sliced
4 garlic cloves, crushed or finely gra

Sauce
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Heat the oil in a frying pan (skillet) or saucepan over a medium heat. Add the onion and fry until soft and beginning to brown, about 6-8 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger and cook for a couple of minutes before stirring in the spices. Cook for 1 minute.

Stir in the tinned tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon if using plum tomatoes, along with half a tinful of water and f