25th March 2024

Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

When tomatoes have crowded the market and their prices are dirt cheap, I just can’t resist preserving some in the form of a Hot & Sweet Ketchup. This homemade ketchup is completely devoid of preservatives and can be stored in the refrigerator for up 3 months and can be used as a dip or in other preparations. My boys just love the ketchup as the commercial ones leave a weird aftertaste. And guess what – its damn easy to make.

Yield: 1.25 Kg (approx..)

Prep. Time: 10 Mins.

Cooking Time: 90 Mins.

Ingredients:

[ Standard Measure: 1 cup = 250 ml ]

  • Tomatoes (Ripe) – 2 kgs
  • Sugar – 1 ½ cup
  • White vinegar – 1 ½ cup
  • Garlic – 18 to 20 cloves
  • Ginger – 2 inch
  • Kashmiri Red Chilly Powder – 2 to 3 tbsp.
  • Salt – 2 tbsp.

Step 1:     Wash the tomatoes and leave them to drip dry in a sieve. Then chop them roughly into quarters and place the chopped tomatoes in a vessel.

Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup
Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Step 2:    Grind the ginger, garlic and red chilly powder to a fine paste using ¾ cup of the vinegar. Add the paste to the chopped tomatoes in the vessel and mix. Add the salt.

Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup
Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Step 3:     Place the vessel on low-medium heat and cook covered till the tomatoes turn pulpy. Stir in between. Do not add water at any time. This should take 50 to 55 minutes. Then switch off the heat and let it cool.

Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Step 4:     Grind the tomato mixture to a fine puree and then sieve the puree with a fine mesh sieve into a non-stick vessel.

Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Step 5:     Add the sugar and the remaining vinegar and place on heat. Let the sieved mixture cook on low-medium heat for 30 to 35 minutes till thick. Stir in between. Cool & bottle (see note).

Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup
Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

Note:

  • You need to check if the ketchup is ready / cooked. Take half a teaspoonful of the ketchup and drop it on a white plate. Tilt the plate. The ketchup should adhere continuously to the plate. It should not be watery and drip off.
Preparation of Hot & Sweet Tomato Ketchup

2 Comments

  1. How long will this last if kept refrigerated? is there any other ingredient to be added for it to last upto 3 months?

    • 3 months in the refrigerator. But use a sterile bottle and a sterile spoon when transferring to the bottle. Fridge temperature should also be at least 4 degree.

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