Monday, October 18, 2010

Homemade Tomato Sauce / Ketchup


Ingredients:
Cinnamon Stick – 1
Cloves – 4
Bay Leaves – 1
Pepper Corns –  6
Tomato – 3
White Pumpkin – 1 small piece
Chilly powder – 1/2 tsp
Sugar – 3 tbsp
Corn flour – 1 tsp
White Vinegar – 1 tbsp


Method:
1) Make a spice bag with a muslin cloth and add the cinnamon sticks, bay leaf, cloves, pepper corns or can be added directly and removed through strainer in step 5.
2) Grind tomato, white pumpkin, Chilly powder and sugar into paste.
3) In a non-stick or heavy bottom pan add the tomato mixture along with the spice bag.
4) Cook till the raw flavour of the tomatoes disappears.
5) Strain through a coarse strainer. Pour the sauce in to the non-stick pan.
6) Mix corn flour with water and make a paste. Add this paste to the tomato sauce.
7) Add vinegar to the sauce and mix well. When the ketchup is thick remove from the flame.
8) Store the ketchup in sterilized bottles and refrigerate.


Sending this to Food palette red event.


33 comments:

  1. a superb recipe for tomato ketchup....never knew it is so easy to prepare at home...

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  2. That looks too good, never made ketchup in home. Your recipe is really an inspiration.

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  3. very interesting and useful recipe. white pumpkins in tomato sauce. innovative! color is perfect too cheers:)

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  4. Awesome ketchup, never made ketchup at home, thanks for sharing..

    Priya's Easy N Tasty Recipes

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  5. Im alwayz for anything homemade..n ur ketchup looks so rich n has d right texture..will bookmark it..

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  6. Glad to have visited ur space n now following u :)

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  7. wow..new to me. Always thought the ketchup and ingredients are out of kitchenlab procedures.thxn for sharing

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  8. Wow home made ketch up is something friend..Looks perfect...

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  9. So thick n perfect..lovely color too..thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!

    US Masala

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  10. Superb color...looks like store bought! yum!

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  12. delicious sauce
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  13. Awesome ketchup, never made ketchup at home, thanks for sharing..

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  14. Thick and perfect.. Love home made ketchup...

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  15. Delicious tomato ketchup. Nice recipe.

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  16. we have here,in romania,a great tradition for tomato sauce homemade.your recipe is flavorful!

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  17. looks gorgeous...d color rocks..very tempting...

    Tasty Appetite

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  18. great shots- and the recipe is interesting too!

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  19. Homemade Ketchup sounds great. A very interesting recipe.

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  20. WOW!! That looks perfect..Homemade is the best!! Lovely presentation..

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  21. wow..luv the clicks of ur blog..first time here..

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  22. you have a nice blog with yummy and interesting recipes. keep up the good work.

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  23. Looks mouthwatering and interesting recipe! I am bookmarking this!

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  24. Hello from Italy! I found this blog and I really like your kitchen! I'm so fashinating by Indian recipes so I hope to learn it by visiting you :) I love your Country!!!

    Skip to us, we like to exchange cultures and recipes!

    I hope you like what we do!

    Many greetings from Italy!

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  25. Wow.. home made ketchup is simply awesome :) looks so perfect and lovely :)

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  26. Oh wow! This is superb! Amazing to see a homemade ketchup.

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  27. Looks as good as store-bought! Good job!

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  28. This looks very interesting. Must try making some soon! YUM!!

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  29. Wow how did I miss this..looks so gud like the store bought ones

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  30. thank you for linking this delicious ketchup

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