Too much tomatoe?

[Curry United]

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

[chriswg]

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.

[Curry United]

i put in 2 tbsp turmeric,1 tbsp cumin. salt+pepper

what do you put in?

Regards

[Chilli]

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??

[Mikka1]

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.

[Secret Santa]

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!

[Curry United]

Yes i always spend no more than 50p on tomatoes!

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

regards

Harbut