Homemade Tomato Ketchup without Onion and Garlic
This Homemade Tomato Ketchup without Onion and Garlic or tomato sauce is simple, flavorful, and easy to make and one of the best ways to use your fresh tomatoes.
Servings: 700 grams
Ingredients
- 1 kg Tomatoes
- 1 Cup Sugar
- 1/3 Cup Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika Powder
- 1 tablespoon Red Chili powder - Optional, if you need a little hot
- 1 tablespoon Salt - to taste
- 1/2 Cup water
Instructions
Cleaning and Rinsing Tomatoes
- Clean and rinse the tomatoes well.1 kg Tomatoes
- For rinsing it well and to get rid of any impurities and dirt, simply soak them in salty water for at least half an hour. This will help to remove any hidden bugs. This is especially important if you are growing it organically and they are homegrown.
- Drain and rinse it thoroughly in clean tap water.
Cooking of Tomatoes
- If you are using big-size tomatoes, just give a small cut in the top or cut them into half.
- For cherry tomatoes or small size tomatoes, one can use it as is.
Instant Pot Method
- In the instant pot add the tomatoes1 kg Tomatoes
- Add ½ cup of water.1/2 Cup water
- Pressure cook on high for 10 minutes in Instant Pot.
- Once the pressure has been released and the pin dropped open the lid of the Instant pot.
Open pot Method
- For cooking the tomatoes in an open pot, you would need to cook the tomatoes until they are soft and tender.
- Keep a pot along with water and tomatoes and let the mixture come to a boil.1/2 Cup water, 1 kg Tomatoes
- Once you get the boil, let it simmer until the tomatoes are soft and when you press them with the back of the spoon, they get pressed completely.
Pressure cooker method
- If you are using cherry tomatoes, they would get cooked in 1-2 whistles max.
- If you are using big-size tomatoes, it will take 4-5 whistles.
- In the pressure cooker add the tomatoes and water.1/2 Cup water, 1 kg Tomatoes
- Pressure cook as mentioned above.
- Once the pressure has been released, open the lid.
Making Tomato Ketchup
- Remove and pass the tomatoes through a sieve.
- Press with the help of the back of spoon. This will release all the tomato juice.
- This will remove the seeds and the skin.
- Now add the drained tomato puree back to the instant pot inner.
- Add Vinegar, red paprika powder, red chili powder, sugar, and salt.1 Cup Sugar, 1 tablespoon Smoked Paprika Powder, 1 tablespoon Red Chili powder, 1 tablespoon Salt, 1/3 Cup Vinegar
- Let this cook on saute for 30-40 minutes. Keep on stirring in between and especially at the end, or you will have it sticking down in your inner pot. Yes, it will take around 30 minutes or more to achieve the ketchup consistency.
- If you are using open pot or Pressure cooker, simply let it cook in the open pot or pressure cooker pot (without lid) for 30-40 minutes.
- Keep on stirring in between and especially at the end, or you will have it sticking down in your inner pot. Yes, it will take around 30 minutes or more to achieve the ketchup consistency.
- To test the consitency of the tomato ketchup, drop half a teaspoon of ketchup on a plate.
- It should not release too much water. In the pic below, the ketchup is not done.
- If it comes out thick, it is done. In the below pic it is almost done. One can simmer for more or switch off at this stage.
- After it gets cooled down, it comes to this consitency.
- Let the sauce cool down completely and fill in a clean sterlised jar.
Notes
- Standard US Size cups and spoons are used. 1 cup = 237 ml, 1 teaspoon = 5 ml
- I have included pics of both cherry tomatoes and the big size, just to show that any type can be used.