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    How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies

    August 30, 2022 By Aarthi 24 Comments

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    How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies? Easy way to make onion tomato masala for Indian cooking. Learn how to freeze basic masala for Indian cooking.

     

     

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    1. 📖 Recipe
    2. How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies
    3. Basic onion tomato masala recipe with step by step pictures
    4. Tips & Tricks

    How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies

    Want to make any curries, let it be a simple potato curry to chole masala or chicken curry, you have to start from the basic onion and tomato masala. That is the main process which takes a considerable amount of time.

     

    About Indian Gravies Base Masala Recipe

    Basic indian onion tomato masala is made by

    • chopping onions, tomatoes,
    • grinding ginger garlic paste
    • sauteing them in oil
    • cooking them
    • cooking till it browns
    • and the oil separation process

    Find yourself some time and make this yummy basic masala in bulk. If you have this in freezer then making a curry is a breeze. Now I am stocking this a lot that anything else. And I am feeling happy now. Because this is making my morning hours so easy. Even preparing dinner is the happiest thing to think about after a long day of tiring work. I hope you will be happy like me if you do this. And ask me if you have any doubts.

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    How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies

    How to Make Onion Tomato Masala for Indian Gravies? Easy way to make onion tomato masala for Indian cooking. Learn how to freeze basic masala for Indian cooking.
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 8 portions
    Calories: 331kcal

    Ingredients

    • 1 kg Onion cut into quarters
    • 1 kg Tomato cut into quarters
    • 100 grams Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder
    • Salt to taste
    • 1 cup Oil

    Instructions

    • Take a food processor and mince onions and tomatoes separately.
    • Take a large non stick pot and heat oil in it.
    • Add in minced onions and saute them for 15 mins in that oil till they turn light golden.
    • Now add in salt, turmeric and ginger garlic paste and saute them for 2 mins.
    • Add in the tomatoes and mix well.
    • Cover the pot with a lid and let them cook.
    • Cook this for 30 mins till oil separates from the mixture.
    • Now allow this to cool down.
    • Take small size ziploc bags and spoon a cup of masala in each bag.
    • Remove the air from the bag and flatten it out.
    • Once you are done with everything. Stack the bags and freeze them.
    • Once they are frozen you are break as much masala as you need and cook.

    Notes

    • Cook till oil separates from the mixture. This shows you that the masala is cooked completely.
    • Use small size bags. This will prevent you from taking the whole lot out.
    • This masala can be used to make all curries from chole masala to chicken curry.
    • Allow the mixture to cool down before freezing, this will increase the shelf life.
    • This masala can be stored upto 6 months in freezer.
    • Never refreeze the defrosted masala.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1portion | Calories: 331kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 501mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1044IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Basic onion tomato masala recipe with step by step pictures

     
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    Lets start making our basic masala

     

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    Cut up some onions and tomatoes..Big Chunks will do...

     

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    If you have a food processor, then the work is a breeze

     

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    onions chopped in seconds

     

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    tomatoes too

     

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    Now take a your biggest pot..Non stick works best

     

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    add a good amount of oil

     

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    add your onions

     

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    and saute for few minutes till they turn light golden

     

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    add in salt and turmeric

     

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    add a good amount of ginger garlic paste

     

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    and saute for few more minutes

     

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    add in tomatoes

     

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    and mix well

     

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    cover and cook

     

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    till oil separates on top

     

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    allow the mixture to cool down

     

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    take some ziploc bags

     

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    add a cup of masala in each baggie

     

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    flatten it out

     

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    stack em...

     

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    and freeze...You can use this in your recipes..
     
     

    Tips & Tricks

    • Cook till oil separates from the mixture. This shows you that the masala is cooked completely.
    • Use small size bags. This will prevent you from taking the whole lot out.
    • This masala can be used to make all curries from chole masala to chicken curry.
    • Allow the mixture to cool down before freezing, this will increase the shelf life.
    • This masala can be stored upto 6 months in freezer.
    • Never refreeze the defrosted masala.
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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Divya Pramil

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      That's a very brilliant idea 🙂 Makes cooking easier!!
      ~Today's Recipe~Karuvadu Kulambu / Dry Fish Gravy
      You Too Can Cook Indian Food Recipes

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    2. Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj

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      really helpful in peak morning hrs...
      VIRUNTHU UNNA VAANGA

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    3. Foodomania

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      This is really very helpful!!!!
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      Kavi

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    4. Chitra

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      Very useful post..Will try.

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    5. Anonymous

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      Awesome!

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    6. Shailaja Reddy

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      This masala is very useful in every kitchen... nice...

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    7. Balakrishna Saraswathy

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      Very innovative idea to prepare masala in bulk...

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    8. RAKS KITCHEN

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      should be very useful aarthi, great job!

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    9. Pragyan

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      Good post..I usually do this when cooking for guestsparties. Bulk cooking made easy - this is the only trick apart from cutting veggies and storing them in ziplocs as well. I keep some frozen uncooked masala for our quick use as well. What a time saver!

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    10. Sarah

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      Hi Aarthi,

      Can you please tell me how to use the frozen masala in a curry??
      How to defrost and use? When do we use it? (after tempering?)?

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    11. Maanit Gupta

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      Whrre to store this masala in freezer .... Whats the life of this masala.... We sont need to add any tomotoes if using this ... Oe this has to be used as Sabzi MasLa

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    12. Aarthi

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      @Maanit GuptaYou can store it in a box, this will last for 2 to 3 months. No need to add tomatoes, you can use this for any curries or subzis

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    13. Kyproulla

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      `Another good recipe/method from you. I have already made and stored in ice cube trays in freezer. Just pop out a cube or two and off you
      go !!! Thanks for sharing with us. Kyp.

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    14. Anonymous

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      Thank you mam for sharing this. I would like to know the exact amount of ginger and garlic for the recipe..

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    15. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousIt is around 3/4 cup

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    16. Anonymous

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      @Aarthi
      Hello Aarthi,
      Please let me know at what stage of cooking do I put this frozen masala? is it before cooking vegetables or after cooking vegetables?

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    17. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousheat little oil and add the frozen masala and give a good mix, then add veggies or meat and cook.

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    18. Anonymous

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      Hello! I was thinking to make this but I have a question: How much frozen masala do you use once? 🙂 Thank you very much!

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    19. Aarthi

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      @Anonymousit depends on the amount of curry u makes..Normall 1 cup is used to serve for 3 to 4 people

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    20. Nazia I

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      I wonder if I could make this in a slow cooker?

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    21. Aarthi

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      @Nazia Iyes u can

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    22. Unknown

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      Hi there thank you for your recipe, once defrosted could you add more spices while cooking?

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    23. koyas miah

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      Hi there. Could you add more spices once masala has defrosted?

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    24. koyas miah

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      Can you add more spices after defrosting?

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