Onion Tomato Masala | Ready-to-Use Retort Curry Base for Food Manufacturers
Bring the richness of authentic Indian onion-tomato masala to every product with unmatched consistency, efficiency, and long ambient shelf life. Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a professionally developed retort processed curry base designed for food manufacturers, restaurant chains, cloud kitchens, HORECA businesses, catering services, ready meal producers, meal kit manufacturers, and private label brands.
Product Overview
Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a premium Indian curry base that combines slow-cooked caramelized onions, ripe tomatoes, carefully selected spices, herbs, and edible oil to create a rich, aromatic cooking base for large-scale food production. Unlike conventional cooking pastes, this retort processed onion tomato curry base is commercially sterile and shelf stable under ambient storage conditions without the use of artificial preservatives. Every batch is manufactured using standardized processing parameters to ensure consistent colour, texture, viscosity, flavour, and performance across industrial production.
Whether you manufacture ready-to-eat meals, ready-to-cook products, frozen meals, sauces, gravies, biryanis, curries, meal kits, or institutional catering products, our Onion Tomato Masala offers a dependable, production-ready solution that simplifies manufacturing while maintaining authentic Indian taste.
No Preservatives
Naturally preserved through retort sterilization
Export Ready
Compliant with international food safety standards
Ambient Storage
No refrigeration needed for 18 months
Ready in 2 Minutes
Just heat and serve for convenience
12
Months Shelf Life
Technical Specs
Steps for Processing
Nutritional Value
Processing
Technical Specs
- Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a professionally developed commercial curry base prepared using caramelized onions, tomato puree, herbs, premium spices, and edible oil to deliver authentic Indian curry flavour in a convenient ready-to-use format.
- The product undergoes controlled cooking to develop its characteristic flavour, aroma, colour, and viscosity before undergoing scientifically validated retort sterilization, achieving commercial sterility while preserving sensory quality.
- The finished product is packed in high-barrier retort pouches or customized packaging formats that protect against oxygen, moisture, and microbial contamination, allowing safe ambient storage and global distribution.
Steps for Processing
Selection of Ingredients → Onion Roasting → Tomato Cooking → Spice Blending → Homogenization → Filling → Retort Processing → Cooling → Packaging
- Processing Method: Scientifically validated retort processing
- Commercial Sterility: Achieved through controlled thermal processing
- Preservative-Free: Shelf stability achieved without artificial preservatives
- Shelf Life: Established through validated shelf-life studies
- Packaging: Retort pouch / Tray / Customized packaging options available
- Storage Condition: Ambient Storage
- Compliance: Compliant with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements
Shelf life and final processing parameters are determined by product validation and stability study.
Nutritional Value
| Nutrient | Amount per Serving (100g) | % Daily Value* |
| Calories | 90–110 kcal | 5–6% |
| Total Fat | 3–6g | 4–8% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5–1g | 3–5% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 400–550mg | 17–24% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 11–16g | 4–6% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2–3g | 8–12% |
| Sugar | 5–8g | – |
| Protein | 2–3g | 4–6% |
| Calcium | 25–45mg | 2–5% |
| Iron | 1–2mg | 6–12% |
| Potassium | 280–420mg | 6–10% |
Note: Nutritional values are indicative and may vary depending on formulation, ingredient composition, processing conditions, and customization requirements. Final nutritional information can be provided based on the approved product specification.
Processing
Product Line: Retort Process Line for Onion-Tomato Masala
Description
Our state-of-the-art retort processing system is used to retain the developed flavour from the slow cooking of onions and tomatoes to render commercial sterility in the recipe. The thermal process is optimised for preserving natural colour, spice balance and texture of the product so that the customer receives product of equal quality every time a new batch is produced.
The finished product is packaged in high barrier retort packaging material which prevents any moisture, oxygen, and microorganism exposure and hence enables ambient storage and distribution.
Processing Highlights
- Scientifically validated retort processing
- Commercial sterility for enhanced product safety
- Shelf stability under ambient storage conditions
- No artificial preservatives required
- Retains authentic flavour, colour, and texture
- High product consistency across production batches
- Manufactured in compliance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements
Trade Information
- FOB Port: Chennai / New Delhi (as applicable)
- Payment Terms: COD, CAD, PayPal, CID, Cheque, Cash Advance
- Supply Ability: As per production requirements
- Delivery Time: 30 days
- Sample Available: Available upon request
- Packaging Details: Retort pouches, trays, or customized high-barrier packaging formats
- Main Export Markets: Asia, Australia, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Domestic Market: All India
- Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, FSSAI, FDA compliant
Indusries We Serve
Serving Diverse Food Manufacturing Industries with Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala
Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is developed to support the evolving needs of food manufacturers, food service operators, and commercial kitchens seeking authentic Indian flavours with consistent quality, improved operational efficiency, and scalable production..
Whether you are launching a new product, expanding production capacity, or developing customized formulations for domestic or export markets, our retort-processed curry base provides a reliable solution for industrial food manufacturing.
Ideal for manufacturers producing ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook (RTC) products, packaged gravies, curries, frozen foods, sauces, meal kits, and convenience foods requiring a standardized, shelf-stable cooking base.
Simplify production with a ready-to-use curry base that delivers authentic flavour, reduces preparation time, and ensures consistent quality across every production batch.
Support standardized recipes across multiple outlets with a professionally developed onion-tomato masala that eliminates batch-to-batch variations while reducing kitchen preparation time.
Improve production efficiency and maintain consistent taste across high-volume operations using a commercially prepared curry base designed for scalable food production.
Suitable for hotels, restaurants, cafés, corporate cafeterias, educational institutions, hospitals, defence kitchens, and large-scale catering services requiring dependable cooking solutions.
We offer private label, white label, and OEM manufacturing services for businesses looking to launch their own branded onion-tomato masala or customized curry base products.
Our retort processing technology, shelf-stable packaging, and customizable formulations support export-ready products designed to meet international regulatory, packaging, and market requirements.
Develop innovative meal kits and cooking solutions with a professionally prepared onion-tomato curry base that simplifies cooking while delivering authentic Indian flavour.
Why Choose Food Research Lab?
Your Trusted Partner for Retort Product Development and Commercial Manufacturing
Food Research Lab combines food science expertise, advanced processing technologies, and product development capabilities to help businesses bring high-quality, shelf-stable food products to market faster and more efficiently.
From concept development to commercial production, we support manufacturers with scientifically validated formulations designed for consistent quality, regulatory compliance, and market success.
Our team specializes in the development of shelf-stable foods using scientifically validated retort processing to achieve commercial sterility while preserving flavour, texture, colour, and nutritional quality.
We provide comprehensive support from product ideation and formulation to pilot trials, process optimization, scale-up, shelf-life validation, packaging development, and commercialization.
Every market has different requirements. We develop customized Onion Tomato Masala formulations by adjusting:
- Spice profile
- Heat level
- Onion-to-tomato ratio
- Oil content
- Texture and viscosity
- Ingredient selection
- Nutritional profile
- Packaging formats
- Export market specifications
Standardized manufacturing processes ensure every batch delivers consistent flavour, aroma, colour, texture, and cooking performance—helping brands maintain product quality across commercial production.
Our products undergo comprehensive shelf-life and stability evaluations to determine product durability under ambient storage conditions while maintaining safety and sensory quality.
Products are developed in accordance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements, with documentation support for domestic and international markets.
Whether you require pilot-scale production, commercial manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or private label solutions, FRL offers flexible production capabilities tailored to your business needs.
Our products are designed for global distribution with high-barrier packaging, validated thermal processing, and formulations that can be customized to meet regional taste preferences and regulatory expectations.
Beyond manufacturing, FRL works closely with customers to develop innovative, market-ready food products that align with evolving consumer trends, functionality requirements, and commercial objectives.
Why Businesses Choose FRL
Expertise in retort and shelf-stable food processing
Scientifically validated product development
Customized formulations for domestic and export markets
Private label and OEM manufacturing services
Pilot-scale to commercial-scale production support
Shelf-life validation and stability studies
High-quality, food-safe manufacturing practices
Consistent product performance across every batch
Technical, regulatory, and commercialization support
Trusted partner for food manufacturers, HORECA, cloud kitchens, and global brands
LOOKING FOR A
RELIABLE
ONION TOMATO MASALA
MANUFACTURER?
Food Research Lab develops and manufactures Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala, retort processed curry bases, and customized food solutions for food manufacturers, restaurant chains, cloud kitchens, HORECA businesses, institutional caterers, and ready meal brands worldwide.
Enquire Now Contact Experts
Frequently Asked Question
1. What is Onion-Tomato Masala?
Onion-Tomato Masala is a ready-to-use cooking base made from cooked onions, tomatoes, spices, and herbs. It is designed to simplify the preparation of authentic Indian curries while ensuring consistent flavour and quality.
2. Can Onion-Tomato Masala be frozen?
Yes. Although Onion-Tomato Masala is shelf stable under ambient storage before opening, it can be refrigerated or frozen in an airtight container after opening for extended use.
3. What is the ideal onion-to-tomato ratio in a gravy?
Ideal ratio depends on type of a certain curry and on taste preferences of the cook. However, our Onion-Tomato Masala is properly balanced by our chefs using perfect ingredients to provide an authentic taste and consistency of the curry without further adjustments.
4. Why should food manufacturers use Onion-Tomato Masala?
It is a standardized cooking base which saves time, assures consistency of batches, simplifies the production process and enhances efficiency in food manufacturing industry.
5. Can Onion-Tomato Masala be customized?
Yes. FRL provides its customers with a possibility to get custom-made formulation considering such aspects as spiciness level, viscosity, oil content, ingredients' list and others or export market requirements to meet specific customer needs.
Onion Tomato Masala | Ready-to-Use Retort Curry Base for Food Manufacturers
Bring the richness of authentic Indian onion-tomato masala to every product with unmatched consistency, efficiency, and long ambient shelf life. Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a professionally developed retort processed curry base designed for food manufacturers, restaurant chains, cloud kitchens, HORECA businesses, catering services, ready meal producers, meal kit manufacturers, and private label brands.
Product Overview
Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a premium Indian curry base that combines slow-cooked caramelized onions, ripe tomatoes, carefully selected spices, herbs, and edible oil to create a rich, aromatic cooking base for large-scale food production. Unlike conventional cooking pastes, this retort processed onion tomato curry base is commercially sterile and shelf stable under ambient storage conditions without the use of artificial preservatives. Every batch is manufactured using standardized processing parameters to ensure consistent colour, texture, viscosity, flavour, and performance across industrial production.
Whether you manufacture ready-to-eat meals, ready-to-cook products, frozen meals, sauces, gravies, biryanis, curries, meal kits, or institutional catering products, our Onion Tomato Masala offers a dependable, production-ready solution that simplifies manufacturing while maintaining authentic Indian taste.
No Preservatives
Naturally preserved through retort sterilization
Export Ready
Compliant with international food safety standards
Ambient Storage
No refrigeration needed for 18 months
Ready in 2 Minutes
Just heat and serve for convenience
12
Months Shelf Life
Technical Specs
Steps for Processing
Nutritional Value
Processing
Technical Specs
- Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is a professionally developed commercial curry base prepared using caramelized onions, tomato puree, herbs, premium spices, and edible oil to deliver authentic Indian curry flavour in a convenient ready-to-use format.
- The product undergoes controlled cooking to develop its characteristic flavour, aroma, colour, and viscosity before undergoing scientifically validated retort sterilization, achieving commercial sterility while preserving sensory quality.
- The finished product is packed in high-barrier retort pouches or customized packaging formats that protect against oxygen, moisture, and microbial contamination, allowing safe ambient storage and global distribution.
Steps for Processing
Selection of Ingredients → Onion Roasting → Tomato Cooking → Spice Blending → Homogenization → Filling → Retort Processing → Cooling → Packaging
- Processing Method: Scientifically validated retort processing
- Commercial Sterility: Achieved through controlled thermal processing
- Preservative-Free: Shelf stability achieved without artificial preservatives
- Shelf Life: Established through validated shelf-life studies
- Packaging: Retort pouch / Tray / Customized packaging options available
- Storage Condition: Ambient Storage
- Compliance: Compliant with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements
Shelf life and final processing parameters are determined by product validation and stability study.
Nutritional Value
| Nutrient | Amount per Serving (100g) | % Daily Value* |
| Calories | 90–110 kcal | 5–6% |
| Total Fat | 3–6g | 4–8% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.5–1g | 3–5% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 400–550mg | 17–24% |
| Total Carbohydrate | 11–16g | 4–6% |
| Dietary Fiber | 2–3g | 8–12% |
| Sugar | 5–8g | – |
| Protein | 2–3g | 4–6% |
| Calcium | 25–45mg | 2–5% |
| Iron | 1–2mg | 6–12% |
| Potassium | 280–420mg | 6–10% |
Note: Nutritional values are indicative and may vary depending on formulation, ingredient composition, processing conditions, and customization requirements. Final nutritional information can be provided based on the approved product specification.
Processing
Product Line: Retort Process Line for Onion-Tomato Masala
Description
Our state-of-the-art retort processing system is used to retain the developed flavour from the slow cooking of onions and tomatoes to render commercial sterility in the recipe. The thermal process is optimised for preserving natural colour, spice balance and texture of the product so that the customer receives product of equal quality every time a new batch is produced.
The finished product is packaged in high barrier retort packaging material which prevents any moisture, oxygen, and microorganism exposure and hence enables ambient storage and distribution.
Processing Highlights
- Scientifically validated retort processing
- Commercial sterility for enhanced product safety
- Shelf stability under ambient storage conditions
- No artificial preservatives required
- Retains authentic flavour, colour, and texture
- High product consistency across production batches
- Manufactured in compliance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements
Trade Information
- FOB Port: Chennai / New Delhi (as applicable)
- Payment Terms: COD, CAD, PayPal, CID, Cheque, Cash Advance
- Supply Ability: As per production requirements
- Delivery Time: 30 days
- Sample Available: Available upon request
- Packaging Details: Retort pouches, trays, or customized high-barrier packaging formats
- Main Export Markets: Asia, Australia, North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa
- Domestic Market: All India
- Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, FSSAI, FDA compliant
Indusries We Serve
Serving Diverse Food Manufacturing Industries with Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala
Our Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala is developed to support the evolving needs of food manufacturers, food service operators, and commercial kitchens seeking authentic Indian flavours with consistent quality, improved operational efficiency, and scalable production..
Whether you are launching a new product, expanding production capacity, or developing customized formulations for domestic or export markets, our retort-processed curry base provides a reliable solution for industrial food manufacturing.
Ideal for manufacturers producing ready-to-eat (RTE) and ready-to-cook (RTC) products, packaged gravies, curries, frozen foods, sauces, meal kits, and convenience foods requiring a standardized, shelf-stable cooking base.
Simplify production with a ready-to-use curry base that delivers authentic flavour, reduces preparation time, and ensures consistent quality across every production batch.
Support standardized recipes across multiple outlets with a professionally developed onion-tomato masala that eliminates batch-to-batch variations while reducing kitchen preparation time.
Improve production efficiency and maintain consistent taste across high-volume operations using a commercially prepared curry base designed for scalable food production.
Suitable for hotels, restaurants, cafés, corporate cafeterias, educational institutions, hospitals, defence kitchens, and large-scale catering services requiring dependable cooking solutions.
We offer private label, white label, and OEM manufacturing services for businesses looking to launch their own branded onion-tomato masala or customized curry base products.
Our retort processing technology, shelf-stable packaging, and customizable formulations support export-ready products designed to meet international regulatory, packaging, and market requirements.
Develop innovative meal kits and cooking solutions with a professionally prepared onion-tomato curry base that simplifies cooking while delivering authentic Indian flavour.
Why Choose Food Research Lab?
Your Trusted Partner for Retort Product Development and Commercial Manufacturing
Food Research Lab combines food science expertise, advanced processing technologies, and product development capabilities to help businesses bring high-quality, shelf-stable food products to market faster and more efficiently.
From concept development to commercial production, we support manufacturers with scientifically validated formulations designed for consistent quality, regulatory compliance, and market success.
Our team specializes in the development of shelf-stable foods using scientifically validated retort processing to achieve commercial sterility while preserving flavour, texture, colour, and nutritional quality.
We provide comprehensive support from product ideation and formulation to pilot trials, process optimization, scale-up, shelf-life validation, packaging development, and commercialization.
Every market has different requirements. We develop customized Onion Tomato Masala formulations by adjusting:
- Spice profile
- Heat level
- Onion-to-tomato ratio
- Oil content
- Texture and viscosity
- Ingredient selection
- Nutritional profile
- Packaging formats
- Export market specifications
Standardized manufacturing processes ensure every batch delivers consistent flavour, aroma, colour, texture, and cooking performance—helping brands maintain product quality across commercial production.
Our products undergo comprehensive shelf-life and stability evaluations to determine product durability under ambient storage conditions while maintaining safety and sensory quality.
Products are developed in accordance with applicable food safety and regulatory requirements, with documentation support for domestic and international markets.
Whether you require pilot-scale production, commercial manufacturing, contract manufacturing, or private label solutions, FRL offers flexible production capabilities tailored to your business needs.
Our products are designed for global distribution with high-barrier packaging, validated thermal processing, and formulations that can be customized to meet regional taste preferences and regulatory expectations.
Beyond manufacturing, FRL works closely with customers to develop innovative, market-ready food products that align with evolving consumer trends, functionality requirements, and commercial objectives.
Why Businesses Choose FRL
Expertise in retort and shelf-stable food processing
Scientifically validated product development
Customized formulations for domestic and export markets
Private label and OEM manufacturing services
Pilot-scale to commercial-scale production support
Shelf-life validation and stability studies
High-quality, food-safe manufacturing practices
Consistent product performance across every batch
Technical, regulatory, and commercialization support
Trusted partner for food manufacturers, HORECA, cloud kitchens, and global brands
LOOKING FOR A
RELIABLE
ONION TOMATO MASALA
MANUFACTURER?
Food Research Lab develops and manufactures Ready-to-Use Onion Tomato Masala, retort processed curry bases, and customized food solutions for food manufacturers, restaurant chains, cloud kitchens, HORECA businesses, institutional caterers, and ready meal brands worldwide.
Enquire Now Contact Experts
Frequently Asked Question
1. What is Onion-Tomato Masala?
Onion-Tomato Masala is a ready-to-use cooking base made from cooked onions, tomatoes, spices, and herbs. It is designed to simplify the preparation of authentic Indian curries while ensuring consistent flavour and quality.
2. Can Onion-Tomato Masala be frozen?
Yes. Although Onion-Tomato Masala is shelf stable under ambient storage before opening, it can be refrigerated or frozen in an airtight container after opening for extended use.
3. What is the ideal onion-to-tomato ratio in a gravy?
Ideal ratio depends on type of a certain curry and on taste preferences of the cook. However, our Onion-Tomato Masala is properly balanced by our chefs using perfect ingredients to provide an authentic taste and consistency of the curry without further adjustments.
4. Why should food manufacturers use Onion-Tomato Masala?
It is a standardized cooking base which saves time, assures consistency of batches, simplifies the production process and enhances efficiency in food manufacturing industry.
5. Can Onion-Tomato Masala be customized?
Yes. FRL provides its customers with a possibility to get custom-made formulation considering such aspects as spiciness level, viscosity, oil content, ingredients' list and others or export market requirements to meet specific customer needs.
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