When it's one of those days when you don't have raw material for dinner in your refrigerator, worry not. Most of us buy onions and tomatoes in bulk so we have those on most days as they go into almost every Indian curry.
So, assuming you have tomatoes and onions at your disposal, here is a quick, no-fuss recipe on something-is-better-than-nothing days.
1 medium sized onion- thinly sliced or chopped if you like it that way in your curries or blended if you have a food processor
1 medium sized tomato-ditto
1 teaspoon garam masala
1/2 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1 tablespoon oil
Coriander/cilantro leaves - a few
Heat oil in a pan for 2 minutes on high. Turn the heat down to medium and add onion. Stir fry for a minute or two, until they turn brownish.
Mix all the dry spices in 2 tablespoons of water in a bowl. Add this mixture to fried onion.
Add tomato. Cook on medium heat until the whole mixture reduces to a dry mass. Add salt. Turn he heat off. Garnish with coriander leaves.
Serve with chapati or paratha or on bread to make a sandwich.
You can hack this recipe by adding canned kidney beans or garbanzo beans or black beans for a Mexican twist. Roll it up in a wrap or tortilla to make a burrito. Add shredded cheese if you like.
Another hack- Before turning off the heat add 2 tablespoons of butter for a and even more delicious(and fattening, obviously, if its delicious, its going to be fattening) curry.
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