Tomato Ketchup Recipe - Simple & Easy Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe
Tomato Ketchup Recipe - Simple & Easy Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe - This homemade tomato ketchup recipe made with fresh & ripe tomatoes will make you wonder why you ever bought a ketchup bottle from the store. It is without any preservatives, delicious, healthy, and is super easy to make at home.
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup onion pyaz, large & diced
- 5 piece garlic cloves lehsun, minced
- 6 pounds tomatoes tamatar, boil and blend into a paste
- 3 teaspoons black salt plus additional to taste
- 1.5 tablespoon red chilli powder lal mirch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon dalchini
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves laung
- 2 tablespoon celery fresh and finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin jeera
- 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard til
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper kali mirch
- 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar sirka
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar bhuri chini
- 1 tablespoon honey shahad
Instructions
- Get your ingredients ready to make homemade tomato ketchup recipe.
- Wash and cut the tomatoes into big chunks and put in a sauce pot. Cook covered over medium heat until the tomatoes become soft. You don’t need to add any water. Occasionally stir the tomatoes in between.
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 4 minutes.
- Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, while stirring.
- Add the tomatoes paste, salt, cinnamon, cloves, celery, cumin, dry mustard, red chilli powder, and ground black pepper and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
- Blend until smooth with an immersion blender or transfer the mixture to a normal blender in two batches and puree until smooth.
- Run the puree through a sieve and return the mixture to the pot. If you feel the need, sieve twice. This will make the sauce very smooth.
- Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, and honey. Cook over medium heat, uncovered, stirring often, until the ketchup thickens, about 20 minutes.
- Adjust salt, pepper, and chilli powder to taste.
Notes
- You can replace celery with I tablespoon of celery salt.
- Addition of paprika will enhance the sweetness in the taste of your homemade tomato ketchup. You can add 1 tablespoon if you wish.
- You can also use three cans of tomatoes, instead of fresh ripe tomatoes for this tomato ketchup recipe.
- You can even roast the tomatoes for extra depth of flavour.
- You can also use a blend of three kinds of vinegar: red wine, cider, and balsamic to enhance the taste.
- This tomato ketchup recipe can be converted is vegan.
- This homemade tomato ketchup recipe can be made without any onion or garlic, you can simply omit them while reducing tomatoes.