Ingredients
- 6 ripped red tomatoes
- 2 tsp oil
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- ¼ onion, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp basil leaves, finely chopped
- ¾ tsp sugar
- ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp oregano
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 tbsp tomato sauce
- Salt to taste
- ½ tbsp butter
Directions
Home made pizza sauce recipe basically a thicker version of tomato sauce which is primarily used as spread for pizza bread. it is typically prepared with red ripe tomatoes and spiced with basil leaves and italian herbs. depending upon the spice level, it is even mixed with chili flakes. Use always red ripe tomatoes for sauce. it would give a good color and sweet taste to the sauce. secondly, any tomatoes should be fine for preparing sauce recipe.Store the sauce in a air tight container in fridge for long shelf life.
Steps
1 Done | firstly, slit x on bottom of tomatoes.furthermore, add 6 tomatoes (slitted at bottom) into boiling water and blanch. |
2 Done | close the vessel and boil for 3-4 minutes or till the skin starts to leave from tomatoes. |
3 Done | further, peel the skin of tomatoes once they cooled completely. then take 3 peeled tomatoes and blend to smooth purees. |
4 Done | chop other 3 tomatoes discarding the seeds. transfer to the plate and keep aside. |
5 Done | Heat oil in a non stick tawa or heavy bottomed pan. add chopped garlic and saute till they turn slightly golden brown. |
6 Done | further, saute chopped onions till they change colour. then add chopped - deseeded tomatoes and cook completely. |
7 Done | mash in between so that it turns mushy soon. also add prepared tomato puree (3 balanced tomatoes). |
8 Done | Mix well and add basil, sugar, chili powder, oregano, chili flakes and salt. mix well and get the sauce to a boil. |
9 Done | Further, cover and simmer the sauce for atleast 5 minutes or till the sauce turns thick. also add tomato sauce and butter. |
