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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
How to Make Tomato Paste | Homemade Tomato Paste
Hello beautiful people, today we are going to share with you the recipe for homemade tomato paste. It is simple and requires few ingredients. You can store it in the fridge for upto 10 days or in the freezer for upto 2 months.
Ingredients for the recipe
- 1.5 kg tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Method for the recipe
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Wash the tomatoes well. Chop the tomatoes into small pieces.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Now put the tomatoes into the blender in batches and blend. We have to blend these tomatoes well to form a puree.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
At this point, you can either strain the puree or use it as such in the next step. I prefer not to strain the puree. Now the puree is ready.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Transfer the puree to a pan.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Add salt and bay leaves. Mix well.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Now cook the puree on medium heat for 25 minutes, stirring after every 3 minutes so that the water level reduces and it becomes thicker.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
After 25 minutes, water is reduced a lot and the puree is thickened. Now remove the bay leaves.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
After removing the bay leaves, add cooking oil and continue cooking for another 25 minutes so that the water dries up completely. Keep stirring frequently to not to let it stick to the bottom of the pan if you are not using a non-stick one.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
After 25 minutes, the water is dried up completely and a thick paste has been formed.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
To check if the tomato paste is done, strike it with the spatula in the center of the pan, the paste will stay there. Now remove it from the heat. Let it cool down completely.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
Now the tomato paste is cooled down completely.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
You can put the tomato paste in the ice trays and store it in the freezer for upto 2 months. It can also be stored in the fridge using clean airtight containers for upto 10 days.
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| How to Make Tomato Paste at Home |
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