What is the secret to the best Indian curry sauce recipe

Here is my secret to the Best Indian curry sauce recipe. You will need only five basic spices for making the curry sauce. They are as follows - Chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder and garam masala powder. This will get you closer to restaurant type taste.

Rice with Indian curry sauce

Best Indian curry sauce recipe

1/2 cup diced onion 

1  cup diced tomatoes   

2 tablespoons ginger and garlic paste 

 1/4 teaspoon chili powder 

1 teaspoon coriander powder  

1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder  

1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 

1 teaspoon garam masala powder  

3/4 teaspoon salt

 4 tablespoons oil 

Procedure 

1. Place a wide pan on the stove. Switch on the heat. Add 4 tablespoons oil.   

2. Keep the heat at medium , when the oil is hot add 1/2 cup onion.

3. Fry the onion until it turns golden brown. Next add 1 cup tomatoes , ginger garlic paste and all the spices mentioned above and the salt.   

4. Add 1/2 cup water and mix the contents well. Close the pan with a lid and cook on medium heat for 7 minutes.

5. After 7 minutes , keep the lid off the pan and cook the sauce until you see tiny droplets of oil around the edges of the pan. At this stage , switch off the heat. 

6. The Best Indian curry sauce is ready.