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Homemade tomato ketchup recipe

blessmyfoodbypayal
No preservatives, highly economical and more tasteful, these are the qualities of this Tomato Ketchup because it is made at home.
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Condiment
Cuisine world
Servings 650 grams

Ingredients
  

  • 1.25 Kg Tomatoes deep red
  • 1 small piece Ginger
  • 6-7 Garlic pods
  • 3 Dry red chilllies
  • 1/4 cup Raisins
  • 4 tbsp Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Wash tomatoes very well and discard their root point.
  • Cut them into two or any way roughly.
  • . In a pressure cooker, add all the above mentioned ingredients i.e. tomatoes , ginger, garlic cloves, dry red chillies, raisins, sugar, vinegar and salt together. Alternatively you can cook them in sauce pan or IP also.
  • Let the pressure go for 5 whistles.
  • Let the mixture cools completely.
  • Add it to the blender and blend to a fine puree.
  • Take a big bowl, keep sieve over it.
  • Pour the puree over the sieve
  • Using a spoon or spatula, strain the puree. A clear and fine pulp will also keep on releasing through the strainer. just kept on pressing until  no pulp was left in the puree.
  • Transfer the pulp in a pan and put the pan on a heat between low to medium and let it simmer till the pulp starts thickening and attained the ketchup like consistency.
  • When the pulp thickens, remove the pan from the heat and let the mixture turn cool completely.
  • Tomato ketchup is ready. Transfer it into a sterilized jar & keep in the refrigerator

Notes

  1. Without preservative, life of this homemade tomato ketchup is around 2 months so better not to make this recipe in bulk. But sterilization must be done. It is very-very important.
  2. With the given ingredients, we yielded almost 650 grams of Ketchup. You can adjust the quantity of ingredients as per your suitability and usage.
  3. If you don't have raisins or you don’t want to use them, increase the quantity of sugar from 4 to 6 tbsp.
  4. Tomatoes carry a good quantity of water in themselves, so you need not to add additional water while boiling them.