Anglo Indian Curry Sauce

Ingredients	Quantity
Mild vegetable oil	2 tbsp
Coarsely chopped onion	1 cup
1” piece fresh ginger – peeled	1
Red – ripe tomatoes – cored, quartered	1 ½ pound
Cilantro chopped	¼ cup
Cayenne pepper	½ tsp
Salt	1 tsp
Garam masala or curry powder	1 ¼ tsp

Heat the oil in a heavy, medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Add onions and stir-fry until onions turn caramel brown, about 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Place in a blender with the ginger, tomatoes, cilantro, cayenne and salt; puree until smooth. Transfer to a medium-size saucepan. Stir in garam masala or curry powder, cover, and cook over medium heat until tomatoes loose their raw aroma, 15 to 18 minutes.