Mixer grinder: Make this simple onion-tomato gravy in 5 minutes
Gravies form an integral part of Indian food – they go well with items like rice, roti and paratha. Over here we discuss the recipe onion-tomato gravy -an extremely popular Indian gravy type that’s delicious and easy to make. Onion-tomato gravy can be used as a base ingredient for most Indian gravies.
Extremely easy to prepare
Onion-tomato gravy is extremely easy to prepare. And a good mixer grinder makes the preparation of the gravy all the easier. With the help of a mixer grinder, you can prepare onion-tomato gravy in a jiffy. A mixer grinder machine gives you a smooth paste of onion and tomato which adds a thick consistency to your gravy. When you use chopped onions and tomatoes for your gravy, it’s a bit difficult to get the kind of consistency you get when you blend the ingredients in a mixer grinder machine. So, for making this easy and simple onion-tomato gravy, your mixer grinder would really come in handy.
Keep the gravy fresh week-long
A well-stored onion-tomato gravy makes your cooking easier. That is to say that if you have the onion tomato gravy prepared beforehand, half of your cooking is done already. With the prepared onion-tomato gravy, you can easily make chicken butter masala, mutton curry, kadhai paneer, egg curry, rajma, chole, dum aloo and the list goes on! All you have to do is prepare your onion-tomato gravy and keep it in the refrigerator for further use. The gravy remains fresh in a refrigerator for a week. So, try making this simple onion-tomato gravy in 5 minutes with the help of a mixer grinder.
Ingredients required
You can make onion-tomato gravy with very basic ingredients available in your kitchen. You will require the following ingredients:
- Onion
- Tomatoes
- Ginger
- Garlic
- Oil
- Turmeric powder
- Kashmiri red chilli powder
- Coriander powder
- Red dry chilli
- Cumin seeds
- Garam masala
- Salt to taste
Method to make onion-tomato gravy
With the help of a mixer grinder, you can easily make onion-tomato gravy.
Check here the simple and easy way to make the gravy.
Step 1: Chop onion and tomatoes and make a smooth paste ( blend them separately) with the help of a mixer grinder. Keep the tomato paste and onion paste aside.
Step 2: Blend chopped ginger and garlic pods until smooth in a mixer grinder and keep aside.
Step 3: Heat oil in a pan and add red dry chilli and cumin seeds.
Step 4: Add the onion paste, turmeric powder and salt and saute until the onion turns transparent.
Step 5: Add ginger-garlic paste, coriander powder and Kashmiri chilli powder and cook well.
Step 6: Add tomato paste and cook until tomatoes turn soft.
Step 7: Add a little water and cook all the ingredients well.
Step 8: When almost done add garam masala powder.
Step 9: Your onion-tomato gravy is ready.
