Tikka Masala Sauce
This easy Tikka Masala sauce recipe is going to make meal prepping a breeze! It's so easy to make and super rich and creamy!
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 3 tomatoes
- ½ cup cashews
- 3-5 garlic
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 3-4 green chilies
- ½ teaspoon cumin powder
- ¼ teaspoon turmeric
- ⅛ teaspoon garam masala
- ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon dried fenugreek leaves
- 2 tablespoon heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon oil
Instructions
- Heat oil and butter in a pan over medium heat. Sauté the diced veggies, aromatics, green chilies and cashews for 3-5 minutes until they soften.
- Turn down the heat and add the spices and dried fenugreek leaves.
- Mix and continue cooking for another 2-3 minutes. Take the pan off heat and allow it to cool down.
- Transfer to a blender jar.
- Blend until you get a smooth sauce that looks like this.
- Pour the sauce back into the pan and cook on low for 2 minutes. Add the heavy cream, mix and take off heat.
Notes
- Soak the cashews in some warm water before you use them for the recipe. This helps them soften, and they become easier to blend.
- Want the sauce to have an even smoother consistency? Once it cools down, pass it through a fine mesh sieve.
- Want the sauce to have a smoky flavor? Add a bit of liquid smoke into it. I usually place a small bowl filled with a red-hot coal, topped with a spoonful of Ghee or oil on top of the sauce (making sure it doesn't sink) and then cover it with a lid to let all that smoke infuse into the sauce.
- If you don't want to use your blender jar, feel free to use an immersion blender to blitz the sauce. Just make sure you allow it to cool down first.
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