Sauce Masala

Adapted from Matthew J. Fleming

This is a easy but very flavorful Tikka Masala sauce.

Time

1 hour total: 30 minutes attended, 30 minutes unattended

Difficulty

very easy

Yield

2047 g (servings 8 )

Ingredients

Weight

Volume

Procedure

Garlic cloves

68 g

7⅗ cloves

Minced ginger

48 g

½ cup slices (1-inch dia)

Serrano peppers

12.2 g

2 pepper

Butter

56.8 g

4 tbsp

Olive oil

54 g

12 tsp

Salt

20 g

1 tablespoon

Stem and remove seeds from peppers, peel the garlic, and peel and rough chop the ginger. You are looking for a paste-like consistancy.

Add the peppers, garlic, ginger, salt, and ½ the butter and ½ the olive oil to food processor and pulse, adding more oil if needed.

Garam Masala

30 g

4 tablespoons

Add the remaining olive oil and butter to a large, heavy-bottomed, non-reactive pot over medium-high heat.

When the oils in the stock pot are hot, sprinkle in the garam masala power and stir until fragrant.

Add the in the garlic paste to the pot and reduce heat to medium. Simmer until the garlic is well bloomed

Diced tomato (canned)

1588 g

Increase the heat to high and add the diced tomatoes.

Use an immersion blender to puree everything together. Cover and bring to boil.

Uncover and boil for 5 more minutes then simmer, uncovered, for at least 20 minutes and up to 1 hour. Stir occasionally.

At this point the sauce can be refrigerated or frozen in batches.

Greek yogurt

170 g

1 cup

Select and prep your tikka – chicken, lamb, beans, cauliflower, potato, sweet potato, peas, and onions are all good in any combination. Cook the tikka in the masala, adding the items that take longest to cook first.

When serving and add the yogurt and blend it in to make a creamier texture.

Original: 2012. Adapted: 2012.

Nutrition

Serving size 256 g; calories 706 kcal, kilojoules 2952.2 kJ, protein 14.5 g, carbohydrates 22 g, sugar 4.7 g, fat 63.5 g, saturated fat 23.1 g, unsaturated fat 64.4 g, trans fat 1.2 g, fiber 1.8 g, cholesterol 81.7 mg,

Author Todd in Chicago

Yield (approx)

Servings

Serving size 256 g

Serve	Per serve
Energy (kcal)	706
Energy (kJ)	2952.2
Protein (g)	14.5
Fat (g)	63.5
Carbs (g)	22
Sugars (g)	4.7
Fiber (g)	1.8
Sodium (mg)	54.8
Cholesterol (mg)	81.7

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