• Peel, wash and roughly chop onions.
• Peel garlic cloves .
• Wash and roughly chop tomatoes.
• In food processor make paste of onions, garlic cloves, fresh ginger and green chilies.
• In a pan heat oil add cumin seeds, once seeds crackle add onion paste.
• Saute onion paste till light golden brown.
• Puree tomatoes and add to pan.
• Cook till the liquid of from tomatoes dries and tomatoes are cooked.
• Add garam masala and other spices(like turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder) if adding.
• Cook till masala leaves oil.
• Cool and store in airtight containers and refrigerate or freeze as required.

How to use in curries

• Thaw before using.
• In pan add masala, cook for few seconds, add spices as per the curry and add other ingredients of the curry like vegetables or lentils.