side sauce traditional recipe

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The secret to the [Chicken Ruby](Dishooms Chicken Ruby.md) recipe. I do it without the cinnamon and without the dill fronts and only the green cardamon pods (no black pods).

Details

Ingredients

  • 35g of garlic (8-9 cloves)
  • 20g of fresh ginger
  • 175ml Olive oil
  • 800g of chopped tomatoes (can is fine)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 6 green cardamon pods
  • 2 black cardamon pods
  • (optional) 2 cinnamon sticks
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1.5 tsp of Deggi Mirch Chilli powder
  • 30g of butter
  • 1 tsp of Garam Masala
  • 20g of sugar
  • 1 tbsp of honey
  • 1 tsp of ground cumin
  • 1 tsp dry fenugreek leaves (crush them between your fingers)
  • 1/2 tsp fresh dill fonds
  • 80 ml of heavy cream

Method

  1. Finely slice half of he garlic (15gr)
  2. In a large pot (Le Creuset works awesome), over medium high, add the oil and fry the garlic until brown and crispy, about 7 mn, remove the garlic when ready and set aside.
  3. Grate the remaining garlic and ginger using a microplane to make a paste
  4. Using a blender, blitz the tomatoes to a fine consisency
  5. In the sauce pan containing the garlic oil, over medium-high, add the bay leaves,  the green and black cardamon pods (and cinnamon if using) and let them crackle for a minute
  6. Turn the heat down to medium low and add the garlic/ginger paste, cook for about 5 m, the paste can brown but watch so that it does not burn
  7. Add the tomatoes
  8. Add salt, chili powder and bring to a rapid simmer
  9. Cook until it reduce by 50%, stir regularly, it should take about 30 mn
  10. Add the butter, simmer another 5 mn
  11. Add the garam masala, honey, sugar, cumin, crispy garlic, dried fenugreek, and fresh dill fronds
  12. Cook for another 15 mn
  13. If the sauce is to be use right away, add the cream and simmer gently for 5mn
  14. if not using directly, cool, cover and refrigerate till you are ready to use it, add the cream when you use he sauce

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Traditional
Serve4
Preparation Time15-30 mn
Cooking Time70-90 mn
Temperature
AuthorsPascal Crausaz  / Dishoom
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