How to make
Tomato puree
And how to
preserve tomato purée
You need tomato
puree if you are making tomato rice or tomato burfi(a
sweet) or
any curry - such as chickpea
curry. You need to know how to
make the tomato purée. And it is so easy
to make.
You can of course use the store
bought purée. But knowing how to make your own is always
useful. You are not stuck for lack of tomato puree.
If you grow your own tomatoes, You can make a large quantity
and freeze it
to use later when needed.
So
here is how to turn the tomatoes into purée, and preserve them to use
later without adding any
chemical preservatives.
For this choose nice red pulpy tomatoes.
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How to make
Tomato puree
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Ingredients:
- Tomatoes - 1 Kg.
- Water - 2 litres
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 tbsp salt(optional)
- 1/2 cup sugar(optional)
Making Tomato
Purée:
- Cut the top slice from the stem side of the
tomatoes. Give a cross cut
only on the skin of other side of the tomatoes(do
not give a deep cut).
- Put water in a big pot to boil. When
the water starts to boil, put all the
tomatoes in the water.
Switch the heat off. Cover the pot.
- Leave the tomatoes in the water for 5
minutes.
- Remove the tomatoes from the hot water and put
them in a pot with cold
water. Leave for 5 minutes.
- Take out and now you can peel the skin off
the tomatoes very easily by starting at the slit end. Remove skin from
all the tomatoes.
- If you are planning to use the seed and juice
portion of the tomatoes,
put the tomatoes in the blender now and make into
purée.
- If you do not want the seeds, Cut the tomatoes
in half. Remove the
seeds and the juice part( use it
for something if you wish). Purée the tomato halves now. You will get a
thicker puree with this.
- Boil
the puree with vinegar, salt and sugar till you get the desired
consistency. When you make use of the puree later, remember to add less
salt and sugar accordingly.
Tips for
Storing
Tomato Purée:
- Store it by putting it in different
sized containers as you
need. Freeze till you need it.
- you can pour it in ice cube trays, freeze. Once
the cubes are
set, remove from tray and store them in a ziplock bag in your freezer
and
use as needed.
- Once you defreeze the puree, use it up.
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