Pizza Sauce – Pasta Sauce – How to make Pizza Sauce

This homemade tomato based sauce can be used for Pizza or Pasta. I am a big fan of pasta. So thought of trying this Pasta sauce instead of the store bought ones or the normal tomato sauce. It did taste much better than the readymade ones. Its healthy too.. I mostly end up making pasta with this sauce than pizza. Do check my white sauce recipe HERE if u are a fan of it.

Now to the recipe…

Pizza Sauce Ingredients:

• Tomatoes – 3
• Garlic – 3 (finely chopped)
• Butter – 2 tbsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Oregano – 1 tbsp
• Tomato Ketchup – 1 tbsp
• Salt – as needed
• Sugar – 1 tsp

Method:

•  Take red ripe tomatoes and make a criss-cross on the bottom side of each tomato. Boil a pan of water and cook the tomatoes for 5-7 mins or until the tomatoes are cooked. Keep this aside and let it cool. U will be able to peel the skin of the tomatoes easily.

• Blend it into a puree in a mixer and keep it ready. Heat a pan with butter, add chopped garlic and saute it till raw smell goes away.

• Add the tomato puree and mix. Next add required salt, chilli powder and oregano and let it boil for a few mins.

• Now add tomato ketchup and mix. Finally add sugar,mix and switch off the flame.

Easy tomato Pizza Sauce – Pasta Sauce is ready. Use it to make pasta or pizza.

Shall post the Pizza/Pasta recipes very soon 🙂

Tips:

1. U can add chopped onions and carrots along with garlic.
2. U can use olive oil or refined oil instead of butter.
3. Adding sugar is optional, but it helps to reduce the acidity and tanginess of tomatoes.
4. U can add chilli flakes and reduce the amount of chilli powder accordingly.

PS: Recipe Source – Tarla Dalal.

– By Sundari Nathan