This is a very popular dish which goes very well with pilau rice. I use this as a bread or wrap spread for cheese and ham sandwiches which gives that extra flavour and variation to the ordinary sandwich! You can even use this dish as a sauce for your pasta or spaghetti.
Ingredients
- 2 tblsp vegetable oil
- 0.5 tsp turmeric powder
- 0.25 tsp asafoetida powder (optional)
- 8-10 fresh salad tomatoes or 400gm or one tin of canned tomatoes (blend before you cook to give smooth sauce
- ¾ tsp of salt or to your taste
- 1 fresh green chilli split into half or ½ tsp of chilli powder
- 0.5 tsp plain masala (cumin and coriander powder)
- 0.5 tsp grounded szechwan pepper
- 2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 tsp peeled and chopped ginger
- handful of fresh finely chopped coriander/chive
Method
This is a very popular dish which goes very well with pilau rice. I use this as a bread or wrap spread for cheese and ham sandwiches which gives that extra flavour and variation to the ordinary sandwich! You can even use this dish as a sauce for your pasta or spaghetti.
- Heat oil in a small pot (preferably non-stick). Once oil is hot add blended tomato with turmeric powder, asafoetida, chilli, plain masala and salt.
- Cover and cook in a medium heat for about 5 minutes or until tomato becomes thick paste, stirring to avoid burning. Once it becomes a thick paste, add garlic ginger and Szechwan pepper and cook for about 1 minute.
- Finish the dish with handful of fresh chopped coriander or chive.
