# Base Gravy

This recipe shows how to make a base gravy, a mildly spiced vegetable soup used as a building block for making Indian curries.

- Servings: 16 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 Kg Brown onions
- 100 g Carrot
- 0.5 Green pepper
- 100 g Potato
- 80 g Ginger garlic paste
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 200 ml Oil
- 2 tbsp Mix powder
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Garam masala
- 160 g Tomato puree (double concentrated)
- 40 g Creamed coconut block
- 7 tsp Jaggery or brown sugar
- 2 litres Water
- 40 g Chopped coriander stalks

## Instructions

1. Peel and roughly chop the vegetables.
2. Add 200ml of oil to a large pot over medium-high heat.
3. Add the chopped onion, carrot, pepper, potato, ginger garlic paste, and salt to the pot.
4. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
5. Cover, turn down the heat to very low, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the onions soften fully.
6. Turn the heat up to medium and add mix powder, turmeric, and garam masala. Cook for 1 minute, stirring frequently.
7. Add the tomato puree, creamed coconut block, jaggery or brown sugar, and water to the pot.
8. Bring to a boil, then cover and turn the heat down to low. Simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
9. A few minutes before the end of the hour, add the chopped coriander stalks for extra flavor (optional).
10. Blend thoroughly until smooth.
11. After blending, simmer gently for another 30 minutes to meld the flavors.

## Equipment

- Large pot
- knife
- stick blender

## Source

- Original video: https://youtu.be/1Eyd3KfEdB4?si=mIfYDQLDr1htUln_
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/806afaf2-91c2-4277-8137-d31422d32fa6
- Extracted: 2025-02-21

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