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Slow cooker onion tomato masala for Indian gravies

A versatile masala that can be used for almost all the Indian recipes that calls for onion, ginger, garlic and tomato as base ingredients - slow cooker method.
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 5 hours
Total: 5 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 2 8 OZ. JARS
Author: Ruchi

Ingredients

  • 4 big White Onions, crushed (or 4 cups)
  • 3 tablespoon Garlic paste
  • 3 tablespoon Ginger paste
  • 2 cups Homemade tomato puree
  • 1/4 cup Oil

Instructions

  • Peel, wash and crush onions to a fine paste. I have used store bought tomato puree here.
  • Assemble: ginger-garlic paste.
  • Add onion, ginger and garlic paste to the slow cooker. Plug it in.
  • Add tomato puree.
  • Pour in oil.
  • Mix everything together.
  • Put the lid on and set the timer for 5:30 hours on HIGH setting. Cook masala covered for 4 hours.
  • After the desired cooking time, masala will have some liquid, open the lid and cook for another 1:30 minutes on HIGH SETTING. Depending on the slow cooker model, cooking time may vary.
  • Perfectly cooked masala is ready to be used for Indian gravies. Since there is very less oil added to this masala in slow cooker - so when you use it for a recipe, saute in oil for couple of minutes and that takes care of everything.
  • This masala stays fresh in refrigerator for at least a month.