Tomato Sauce with out Garlic & Onion

This tomato sauce is with out garlic and onion.

• Ripe tomatoes - 2½kg
• Sugar - 200gms
  
• Salt - ¼ cup
  
• Red chilli powder - ¼ cup
  
• Citric acid - ½tsp
• Vinegar - 150 ml
  
• Cinnamon - 1 " piece
  
• Cloves - 6 to 7 no.
  
• Bay leaves - 2 no.
  
• Black cardamoms - 2 no(large)

1. Cinnamon, cloves, bay leaves & black cardamoms crush this spices.
   
2. Tie the crushed spices in a clean muslin cloth to form a pouch.
3. Wash and wipe the tomatoes, it should be dry. Chop and boil it, without adding water. Take care to stir frequently.
   
4. When tomatoes get soft, blend to a smooth puree.
5. Strain and discards seeds, skins,etc.
6. Put back to boil in a heavy, deep saucepan. Put in the spice bag, allow to boil in it.
7. When reduced to half, add sugar and salt.
8. When almost done (by plate test), add chilli powder and vinegar. Boil again for 2-3 minutes.
9. Remove the  spice bag.
10. Take off  from the fire, add citric acid, stir well. Pour into sterile bottles let it  cool, now close caps and seal with wax.
11. Once bottle is opened for use, refrigerate it.

Tomato Sauce

• Tomatoes ripe - 1 kg (Red, Bangalore variety)
  


• Onion - 50 g
  


• Ginger - 25 gms (peeled)


• Garlic - 10 gms (peeled)


• Chilli powder - 2 tsp
  


• Salt - 3 tsp


• Sugar - 100 gms
  


• Vinegar - 3 tbsp
  


• Citric acid - 1/5 tsp (dissolved in vinegar)
  


• Sodium benzoate  - 1/5 tsp (dissolved in 2 tsp. warm water)
  


• Cloves - 5 no.
  


• Cinnamon stick - 2"
  


• Bay leaf - 1 no.
  


• Cardamoms - 2 pods
  


• Cumin seeds - ½ tsp

1. Clean the tomatoes and wipe it and chop the  onion and tomatoes roughly.
   


2. Crush the garlic and ginger and mix with tomatoes and onions. Put in a large, heavy pan, drop in spice pouch i.e . cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaf, cardamoms and cumin seeds.


3. Heat while stirring frequently. Do not allow to burn at the bottom.


4. When the tomatoes are very soft, take off fire. Remove pouch, blend smooth, sieve to remove skins, seeds, etc.
   


5. Add chilli powder,salt and sugar. Boil till consistency achieve plate test i.e put some in the plate and test it.


6. Add vinegar, boil for 5 minutes. Remove from stove, add sodium benzoate immediately. Stir and fill in sterilized bottles while still hot.


7. Cap immediately.


8. Now it is ready to have.