Recipe

2-Minute Instant Tomato Gravy

A rich, tangy base gravy for sabzi, dal or curry — no chopping, no peeling, no tomatoes spoiling in your fridge. Just bloom the powder and you have restaurant-style gravy in two minutes.

Prep: 2 minCook: 3 minTotal: 5 minServes: 2 servingsDifficulty: Easy

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Tomato Powder – 120g

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Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp DharthiSe Tomato Powder
  • 1 cup warm water
  • 1 tbsp oil or ghee
  • 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
  • 1/2 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/4 tsp DharthiSe Turmeric Powder
  • Salt to taste

Method

  1. 1

    Whisk the tomato powder into warm water until smooth and lump-free; set the slurry aside.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a pan, crackle the cumin seeds, then stir in the ginger-garlic paste for 20 seconds.

  3. 3

    Pour in the tomato slurry along with turmeric and salt.

  4. 4

    Simmer 2–3 minutes until it thickens and the oil separates — your gravy base is ready.

  5. 5

    Add your vegetables, paneer or cooked dal and finish cooking as usual.

Chef tip

For a creamier restaurant-style finish, swirl in a tablespoon of cream or cashew paste at the end.

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