The original sauce has too much garlic. Three cloves is sufficient, otherwise it will become overwhelming. One should also add freshly toasted cardamom pods ( they swell up and split ) a few cloves and and two good strips of dried cinnamon bark. Bung in a handful of curry leaves and to add tartness a couple of dollops of tamarind paste. I also like a splash of fresh, squeezed lemon. Chillies lose their strength so to reinforce background heat add some cayenne pepper and/or long, dried red chillis.


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