I chose this recipe as my first post because I love it so much and because once you have this simple recipe, there are so many variations you can try. It deserves to be called 'all purpose' because it can be used for cooking, as a marinade and as a dip too. Store it in a clean jar in your refrigerator for up to 3 weeks !!!!
basic ingredients:
- 2 large tomatoes
- 6-8 cloves of garlic
- 6-8 green chilly pepper
- 4-6 dried kashmiri pepper
Next, add the garlic to your saucepan and sprinkle in some salt to your taste.
Blend all the ingredients together using a hand blender till you get a smooth paste. Be careful not to hurt yourself or dirty your kitchen :)
- the process of blending may be done using a mortar and pestle which will give u a more chunky textured paste perfect for diping some chip into! Make sure to add your favourite fresh herbs if you want to use it as a dip. I prefer coriander leaves or chinese cilantro in my dip.
- using a blender gives you a smooth paste ideal as sauce for dimsums/dumplings/momos/spring rolls.
- adding some fresh paneer/cottage cheese/ greek yogurt/roasted peanuts or roasted sesame seeds to the paste and blending further will give you a pink coloured sauce. This is perfect to drizzle on your parantha/taco/pita bread along with other stuffing!
- it can be used in cooking and marinating meats and vegetables as well (watch out for the recipes)