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Title: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Curry United on December 08, 2009, 11:24 AM
hi,

i made a base sauce last night and out weighed the onion with tomatoe.

i put in 1 large onion and 1 whole tin of tomatoes. The result was a very plain flavour.

has anybody experienced this?

Regards

Harbut
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: chriswg on December 08, 2009, 02:19 PM
It depends what else went in and what you did with it. If you just boiled up some Onion and Tomato then I can see why it would be very bland. I start most of my bases with 1 large onion and a tin of chopped tomatoes but I fry the onion with some whole spices then add the chopped tomatoes and reduce it all down for about 30 minutes. The results are always very flavoursome.
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Curry United on December 08, 2009, 03:19 PM
i put in 2 tbsp turmeric,1 tbsp cumin. salt+pepper

what do you put in?

Regards
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Chilli on December 08, 2009, 07:05 PM
Hi all.

As far as the base sauce is concerned i always thought it turned out rather bland, but had flavours ready to come out in the final cook. And in making the curry of whatever is on your menu by adding the final ingredients brought out all the flavours we are seeking.

Would others have the same opinion?? :)
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Mikka1 on December 08, 2009, 07:38 PM
Sad thing is Toms need to be cooked properly. If you are using them in a salad then you can just about add anything to them fresh and they will say thankyou!

Cook them and its a different matter, they must be cooked for one thing.

Q. What type of tomatoes did you use? Italian/European/Crushed/ Semi crushed/Whole?
It makes a big, big difference frankly.
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Secret Santa on December 08, 2009, 07:57 PM
i made a base sauce last night and out weighed the onion with tomatoe.

i put in 1 large onion and 1 whole tin of tomatoes. The result was a very plain flavour.

has anybody experienced this?

Sure have, you get it for 17 p at Morrisons, i think they call it own brand tomato soup!
Title: Re: Too much tomatoe?
Post by: Curry United on December 09, 2009, 09:56 AM
Yes i always spend no more than 50p on tomatoes!

i didnt think it would make much difference to flavour overall flavour.

regards

Harbut