mock tomato cream sauce DF SF EF NF WF

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From: devyani@...

mock tomato cream sauce DF SF EF NF WF

I was trying to make an Indian tomato chutney and the result reminded me of

a tomato cream sauce that would be good with pasta. Since we really miss

cream sauces after being dairy-free and soy free, I was real excited and

thought I would share it with you.

1/2 cup urad dal (found in Indian stores, tiny pale yellow lentil beans,

main ingredient in Pappadini pasta)

1 onion

2 tomatoes

pasta sauce seasonings

2-3 tbs oil

Rinse the urad dal in water and fry in oil until very light brown. Remove

from pan and cool. Grind in a blender into a powder (it does not work in my

KitchenAid food processor but the blender does the trick). Sauté chopped

onions and cool. Add to blender with dal powder and blend to a paste. Cook

tomatoes with seasonings. Cool and add to blender and blend to make a

creamy sauce. You may need to add some water or other liquid to get the

right consistency for the sauce.

PS. I remember that someone had posted a Better Than Cheese Whiz recipe

here that used the red lentils. Maybe the red lentils will work in place of

the urad dal.

Devyani

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