Homemade Tomato Ketchup | Tomato Sauce | Sweet Spicy n Tangy Sauce | Tamatar ka sauce

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

white vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a milder flavor.

onion

🥗Healthier: shallots

Shallots provide a subtler taste.

garlic

💰Cheaper: garlic powder

Garlic powder is shelf-stable and easy to use.

Wash and cut 12 large ripe tomatoes into large pieces.

In a wide saucepan, add 1 cup of water and the spices: 6 cloves, 1 small piece of cinnamon, and 1 teaspoon of peppercorns.

Cook the spices in water for 2 minutes.

Add the chopped tomatoes to the saucepan and cook on medium flame for about 30 minutes.

Once cooked, cool the tomatoes completely; the skin will come off by itself.

Transfer the cooled tomatoes to a mixer jar and grind to a fine puree.

Strain the tomato puree completely into another pan to remove excess moisture.

Cook the strained tomato puree further to reduce it, adding 1 teaspoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of sugar after 5 minutes.

Check for seasoning and adjust according to taste.

Continue cooking until the puree reaches a thick, dropping consistency, about 30 minutes.

Add 1 teaspoon of vinegar to increase shelf life.

Cool completely before bottling.

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