Tangy Tomato Sauce for Vegetables and Noodles

by Tarla Dalal

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A quick and easy sauce with a rich texture, the Tangy Tomato Sauce for Vegetables and Noodles is a must-try recipe for aficionados of Oriental cooking.

Made easily with tomato ketchup thickened with cornflour and boosted with tongue-tickling ingredients like vinegar, soy sauce and ginger-garlic paste, this handy recipe gives your stir-fries and noodles a tangy and pungent taste, which is characteristic of Oriental cooking.

You can also prepare your noodles using other sauces like the Schezuan Sauce and Spicy Peanut Sauce .

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Preparation Time: 5 mins Cooking Time: 7 mins Total Time: 12 mins 1Makes 1 cup (14 tbsp )
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Ingredients

1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1 tsp oil
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
2 tsp cornflour
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tsp vinegar
salt to taste

Method

Combine the cornflour and ½ cup of water in a deep bowl, mix well and keep aside.
Heat the oil in a broad non-stick pan, add the ginger and garlic paste and sauté on a medium flame for few seconds.
Add all the remaining ingredients along with cornflour –water mixture, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 6 minutes, while stirring continuously or till the sauce thickens.
Use immediately or store it in an air – tight container and use as required.