TOMATO PUREE RECIPE | HOME MADE TOMATO PUREE RECIPE | NO ADDED PRESERVATIVES

Tomato puree i wanted to try our for a long time , last week when i saw  red tomatoes in the nearby local shop at cheaper price, i bought and made puree out of this. This is a very basic recipe and doesn't involve any preservatives. I stored in the refrigerator for 10 days and it stayed good.

Ingredients

  Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 10 Mins |   Yields : 2 cups

    Ripe tomato   5-6 (big) Around 1 kg.
    Sugar     1 tsp
    Salt       1/2 tsp     
    

Method:

• Wash the tomatoes and cut the center part and take out the black part.

• In a wide saucepan add tomatoes and add water so as the tomatoes can completely covered in water.
• boil this till the skin of the tomatoes shrinks.
• Once done, put on some ice cubes on this . This is to stop the tomatoes from cooking further.

• Take out the skin and allow this to cool completely.
• Grind this in a mixie into  a fine paste.

• Filter the puree to get rid of the seeds.
• Add sugar and salt to the filtered puree and transfer it to a clean dry container.

• Always use clean spoon to take it out.
• You can freeze the tomato puree in ice cube tray and use a cubes when required.

I used the puree in making

• Paneer tawa Masala
• Malai Kofta
• Tomato Rasam