Homemade Tomato Sauce

Homemade Tomato Sauce

Easy ,healthy and delicious homemade tomato sauce using fresh tomatoes.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes
Makes: 1 cup
Ingredients:

1. Tomato- 500 gms
2. Onion,finely chopped- 1/2 of a small
3. Garlic ,chopped- 1 clove
4. Ginger,chopped-1" piece
5. Celery,chopped- 1 tbsp
6. Red bell pepper,chopped-1/4 cup
7. Red chilies- 2 to 3 nos( deseeded)
8. Black pepper powder- to taste
9. Golden Raisins- 1 tbsp
10. Bay leaf- 1
11. Salt- to taste
12. Oil- as required
13. Vinegar- 2 tsp
14. Sugar-1.5 to 3 tbsp( see notes)

Instructions:

Roughly chop the tomatoes and keep aside.Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan,add onion,garlic and ginger.Saute until onion turns golden brown.

Now add celery,red bell pepper,red chilies,black pepper powder,raisins,bay leaf  and salt to taste.Bring to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium low.Simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until it turns thick .Switch off the stove.

Remove the bay leaf .Use an immersion blender to puree sauce until smooth.

Pass it through a sieve to remove seeds and skin.

Transfer the sauce to a heavy bottomed pan .Add vinegar and  sugar,mix well and cook over low flame until it turns thick and slightly darker in color, for about 10 to 15 minutes.

• Transfer to an airtight container and refrigerate for upto 2 weeks.

NOTES

• Adjust the quantity of sugar according to your taste.
• I also added 1/2 tsp Kashmiri chili powder along with sugar as we spicy tomato sauce.