Maria Elia's Spiced Cherry Vine Tomato Sauce

Name: Maria Elia's Spiced Cherry Vine Tomato Sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: International
Ingredients: 2tbsp olive oil; 1tsp yellow mustard seeds; ½tsp cumin seeds; 10 curry leaves; 2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped; 2cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated; 450g cherry tomatoes, halved; Pinch sugar; 1tbsp tomato puree; Pinch sea salt

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Prep: 25 mins

Cook: 15 mins

Serves: 4

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Ingredients

2tbsp olive oil
1tsp yellow mustard seeds
½tsp cumin seeds
10 curry leaves
2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely chopped
2cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
450g cherry tomatoes, halved
Pinch sugar
1tbsp tomato puree
Pinch sea salt

Accompaniment

Description

Try using this sauce tossed with spaghetti, fresh chillies and coriander for an Asian slant on a spaghetti arrabiata.

Method

1
1. Heat the olive oil in a wok or frying pan until hot. Add the mustard seeds, cumin seeds and curry leaves and cook until beginning to pop.
2. Remove from the heat. Add the garlic and ginger, then cook over a low heat for 30 seconds.
3. Add the tomatoes, sugar, tomato purée, salt and 2 tbsp water and simmer over a low heat for 10-15 minutes until the tomatoes are softened and the sauce has thickened.