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Healthy food

(198)Tomato ketchup

Ingredients

  • 1 kg Red Tomatoes.
  • 1 tbsp. Oil.
  • ½ inch Cinnamon stick.
  • 6 whole Clove.
  • 6 whole Black pepper.
  • 1 Onion( optional).
  • 3 Garlic pods (optional).
  • 1½ tsp. Salt.
  • 3 tbsp. Sugar.
  • 1 tbsp. Red chilli powder.

Method

  1. Wash and cut each tomatoes into roughly 8 parts.
  2. Peel onion, wash and cut into roughly 8 parts.
  3. Cut Garlic pods into 2-4 parts.
  4. Heat oil in nonstick sauce pan.
  5. Soute Clove, Cinnamon stick and pepper corns for 30 seconds and add onion pieces, garlic and tomato pieces.
  6. Cook for 15 minutes on slow flame.
  7. Switch off the flame and once whole content has cooled down, grind into fine puree.
  8. Strain the puree and again heat to reduce water to get saucy consistency .Stir continuously otherwise it will stick to bottom of the pan.
  9. Store into air tight jar for 3-4 weeks in refrigerator.
  10. And if you want to store more, make cubes and store these cubes in deep freezer for 3-4 months.
Categories
Healthy food

(157)Besan Chila

Eggless Omlette

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Besan( Bengal gram dal flour).
  • ¾ cup water.
  • ½ cup finely chopped vegetables (Onions, tomatoes, coriander).
  • 1 tsp. ginger chilli paste.
  • 1 tsp. Turmeric powder.
  • 1 tsp. Red chilli powder.
  • 1 tsp. Coriander Cumin powder.
  • ¼ tsp. Asafoetida powder.
  • 1 ¼ tsp. Salt.
  • 1 tsp. backing Powder.

Method

  1. Finely chop coriander leaves , tomatoes, onions and keep aside.
  2. In big mixing bowl mix chopped veges and besan.
  3. Mix all spices and adjust the consistency by adding water. Taste the batter before any further process.
  4. Keep aside for 10 minutes .
  5. Heat nonstick tawa, pour ¾ cup batter and spread evenly ¼ cms. thick in circular motion.
  6. Pour melted butter at the periphery and ½ tsp. butter at the top of chila.
  7. Close the lid and cook for 2 minutes or till it is golden brown.
  8. Flip the side of r1 chila, close the lid and again cook for 2 minutes.
  9. Enjoy besan chila or eggless Omlette with bread , tomato sauce, green chutney or with Golkeri or amla murabba or as you wish