Spicy Yoghurt Sauce

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons ghee (it's well worth it to make your own ghee and easy too)
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 4 cloves
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot, finely chopped
• 3 green chilies, finely chopped
• 10 curry leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon chickpea flour, mixed into a paste with a little water
• salt
• 5 cups yoghurt
• 1/2 cup coriander leaves, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 heat ghee in a heavy-bottomed pan and add the cumin seeds, mustard seeds, and cloves.
• 2 fry for a few seconds until they begin to pop and release their aromas.
• 3 add the garlic, onion, ginger, chili, and curry leaves and stir-fry until the onion starts to change color.
• 4 mix in the turmeric powder, sugar, salt, and chick-pea flour paste.
• 5 cook 1 minute and remove pan from heat.
• 6 beat yoghurt well and gradually mix into the cooked ingredients, along with the coriander leaves.
• 7 return pan to heat and bring to a boil.
• 8 reduce the heat and allow to simmer gently for about 3 minutes.