Tikka Masala Sauce Recipe
This flavorful tikka masala sauce is a universal base for making your favorite tikka masala recipes. Make a batch on the weekend and store it in the fridge for easy weeknight dinners.
Servings: 2 meals (six servings each)
Calories: 294kcal
Cost: $5.05 per recipe/$2.53 per meal
Equipment
- Skillet or wide saucepan
- Blender
Ingredients
- 8 cloves
- 10 green cardamom pods
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 dried red chili peppers
- 1-inch stick cinnamon (broken into smaller pieces)
- 4 tablespoons coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 medium red onions (chopped)
- 1 heaping tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 4 medium tomatoes (diced)
- 2 heaping tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon paprika (optional)
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- 2 tablespoon kasoori methi (dry fenugreek leaves)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon avocado oil or any neutral oil
- ¼ cup cashews (soaked for 30 minutes. To make this nut-free, use an equal amount of pumpkin seeds)
Optional ingredient
- ¼ cup dried mushrooms
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon sticks, bay leaves and red chilli peppers. Fry the spices until a couple of shades darker and very aromatic.
- Add the onions to the saucepan and sauté until they begin to brown. Stir in the ginger garlic paste and sauté for a minute.
- Add the tomatoes to the pot along with tomato paste, turmeric and paprika. Mix well. Cover and cook five minutes over medium heat until the tomatoes are very soft.
- Stir in the optional dried mushrooms at this point, if using. Add a cup of water, bring the sauce to a boil, cover and cook five more minutes.
- Stir in the cashews followed by the kasoori methi and sugar. Add salt to taste. Bring to a boil, simmer for five minutes, then turn off heat. Let the sauce cool.
- Place the sauce in a blender and add a cup of water. Blend into a very smooth paste. Your tikka masala sauce is ready!
Nutrition
Serving: 1meal (about six servings) | Calories: 294kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Potassium: 1216mg | Fiber: 15g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 2584IU | Vitamin C: 47mg | Calcium: 201mg | Iron: 6mg