by Admin | May 12, 2020 | Sauces
MAKES: About 21/2 cups TIME: 20 minutes I like almost any tomato-based condiment; the truth is that I’m an unapologetic ketchup lover. This one, from my friend the New York based chef Suvir Saran, is spicy, sweet, aromatic, chunky, and more interesting than...
by Admin | May 12, 2020 | Sauces
MAKES: 1 cup TIME: 3 minutes You might not even think of this as sauce, but I swear, if you use it on grilled or roasted vegetables or as a dip, people will think you’re a genius. Add a few drops of lemon juice if your yogurt isn’t quite sour enough, which...
by Admin | May 11, 2020 | Sauces
MAKES: About 1 cup TIME: 15 minutes Familiar and widely loved, teriyaki sauce is also fast and simple. You can slather it on broiled or deep-fried tofu, add it to stir-fried vegetables which in turn can be served over rice or noodles or use it as a ketchup replacement...
by Admin | May 11, 2020 | Sauces
MAKES: About 1/2 cup TIME: 10 minutes Miso works well as a basting sauce for grilling, broiling, or roasting vegetables or tofu. (I especially like this sauce made with red miso on mushrooms.) You can use any miso (see The Basics of Miso) for the base, but it’s...
by Admin | May 11, 2020 | Sauces
Makhani MAKES: 2 cups TIME: 30 minutes A tomato-based sauce from India, quite rich, almost sweet, a little hot, and spicy. The butter roasting of the cumin and mustard seeds used essentially as a garnish is an Indian technique called tarka, sometimes translated as...