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Fragrant curry sauce

Fragrant curry sauce
  • Portion size: Makes about 1.3 litres (6 servings)
  • Hands-on time 10 min, simmering time 30 min
  • Difficulty: easy
Dairy-free Gluten-free Vegetarian

Make this fragrant curry sauce and keep it in the freezer to use when you need a timesaver. This master recipe is free from gluten and dairy and it’s vegan, too, so everyone can enjoy it.

Then, use up any leftovers in our egg, spinach and potato curry. 

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 5 shallots, roughly chopped
  • 5 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
  • 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger
  • 1½ tbsp curry powder
  • 3 red chillies, roughly chopped (deseeded, if you prefer less heat)
  • 1 tbsp galangal paste (see Know-how)
  • 2 x 400ml tins coconut milk
  • 1 large lemongrass stalk, bruised
  • 1 large cinnamon stick
  • 250ml vegetable stock (check it’s gluten-free, if you need it to be)
  • Juice 2 limes
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste (from most supermarkets; see Know-how)

Useful to have…

  • Mini-chopper or blender
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Method

  1. Put the oil, shallots, garlic, ginger, curry powder, chillies, galangal paste and 100ml coconut milk in a mini-chopper or blender, then whizz to a smooth paste. (If you don’t have a mini chopper or blender, chop everything as finely as possible, then bash in a pestle and mortar until it’s as smooth as you can get it.)
  2. Set a large pan (one with a lid) over a high heat. Add the curry paste and fry, stirring, for about 
3 minutes until fragrant and the 
oil begins to separate from the 
rest of the paste.
  3. Add the lemongrass, cinnamon stick and a generous pinch of salt and pepper, then continue cooking for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat, then pour over the remaining coconut milk and the vegetable stock. 
Stir to combine and bring to a simmer. Cover 
with the lid and 
simmer gently for 
30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in the lime juice and tamarind paste,  season to taste and decant into jars, airtight containers or freezer bags. 
Chill until needed (see Make Ahead).
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Nutrition

  • 269kcals Calories
  • 24.9g (19.7g saturated) Fat
  • 2.5g Protein
  • 8.1g (4.7g sugars) Carbs
  • 1.4g Fibre
  • 0.1g Salt

Make Ahead

Store the finished sauce in clean jars or airtight containers in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Cook smarter

Galangal is related to ginger and widely used in Thai food. Find galangal paste at Waitrose, Sainsbury’s or ocado.com.

Tamarind paste is used in many Asian cuisines. It has a pleasantly tangy flavour. If you can’t find it, use the juice of ½-1 lime instead.

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