Tomato sauce for Pasta/ Pizza

Learn how to make home made easy tomato sauce for Italian  pasta or for pizza.

Tomato sauce for pasta/ pizza

Ingredients

Tomatoes large- 6 nos

Tomato sauce/ ketchup- 1/4 cup

Onion medium minced- 2 nos

Garlic cloves- 4 nos

Dried Oregano- 2 tbsp

Sugar- 1 tbsp( +/-)

Salt to taste

Olive oil- 4 tbsp

Easy pizza/ pasta sauce

Method

Blanch tomatoes, allow to cool and remove its skin. In a blender or mixer, grind together blanched tomatoes, garlic cloves, oregano, tomato sauce, sugar and salt to smooth puree. In a large sauce pan heat olive oil on low flame, add minced onion and saute until onions are transparent. Add the pureed tomato mixture to the onions, check the seasoning and cook the tomato puree on low flame for 20 to 30 mins until thickens.

For italian red pasta

Serve prepared tomato sauce hot over pasta topped with parmesan cheese or cheddar cheese.

For italian pizza

Cool the tomato sauce, spread over pizza base top it with veggi, cheese and meat of your choice.

Tips

This tomato sauce for pasta/ pizza can be stored for an week when refrigerated.

Home made tomato sauce