Tandoori Paste
A takeaway-style tandoori paste with that authentic BIR flavour. Uses a pre-made base sauce for speed without sacrificing taste.
G1 Base Sauce
2400 ml (8 portions) · 2+ hours · Involved
Key ingredients
100 ml oil · 750 gm onions (prepared weight) · 1 tspn salt · 1 tbspn turmeric · 1 tspn ground coriander · ½ tspn ground cumin · +8 more
Ingredients
- 1 portion (approx 25 ml)
- 1 tspn green chilli
- ¾ tspn garam masala
- ¾ tspn ginger
- 1 tspn paprika
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ tspn turmeric
- ¼ tspn salt
- 1 tbspn oil
- ½ tspn hot chilli powder
- 1 tspn white wine vinegar
- ½ tspn ground cumin
Method
- 1
Chop the green chilli as finely as possible.
- 2
Crush the garlic.
- 3
Grate the ginger.
- 4
Crush the chilli, garlic, ginger and salt to a paste in a pestle and mortar.
- 5
Transfer the paste to a bowl, add all the other ingredients and mix well.
- 6
Spoon into a small jar, cover with a little oil and store in refrigerator until ready to use.