Ayurvedic Base Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup ghee or 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon carom seeds, ajwain
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seed (1/4 tsp cumin powder)
• 1/4 teaspoon asafetida powder
• 1 onion
• 1 inch fresh ginger (1/2 tsp ginger powder)
• 4 minced garlic cloves
• 3 diced tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder (1/2 fresh chilli)
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander powder
• salt and black pepper

Recipe

• 1 heat up the ghee in a sauce pan and add the seeds in the following order:.
• 2 mustard.
• 3 adjwan.
• 4 cumin (if using cumin powder add it later).
• 5 when the seeds start popping, add the onion and the fresh ginger (if you are using ginger powder you need to add it later).
• 6 cook until half way brown and add the asafoetida.
• 7 when the onions are nicely brown add the tomatoes and garlic.
• 8 when the tomatoes are fully cooked, add all of your powdered spices.
• 9 cook for another 2-3 minutes.