Homemade Tomato and Basil Ketchup

Hello everyone!

Today I am here to participate in the challenge of making ketchup at home organized by @afzalqamar. If you want to join then:

Join Here: Steemit Challenge Season 27 Week 02 - Homemade Tomato and Basil Ketchup

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List all the ingredients used in making herbal basil tomato ketchup along with their correct quantities.

Here are all the ingredients required to make ketchup:

• Tomatoes 500 grams
• Some Basil Leaves
• Chilli Powder 1/2 spoon
• Salt 1/2 spoon
• Clove 2
• Cinnamon 2 pieces
• Oil 2 spoons
• Black pepper 1/2 spoon
• Vinegar 1/4 cup
• Jaggery 1/8 kg

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Write the complete step-by-step method of making herbal basil tomato ketchup from washing to the final cooking.

Here is the complete process to make this basil herbal ketchup at home.

	Tomatoes
	Jaggery
	Cinnamon, Clove, Black Pepper
	Basil Leaves

I have collected all the initial ingredients to start making the ketchup.

	Cut Tomatoes
	Baking of tomatoes

I cut the tomatoes into round pieces. Then I started baking the tomatoes pieces until they became soft and their juice came out of them.

	Grinding
	Filtration

Tomatoes became very soft and then I started grinding them in the blender. I grinded it completely untill it became very smooth.

After this I filtered it and removed the extra peels which were not mixed in the paste. Now next process will start from now on.

	Oil to fry cinnamon and cloves
	Frying

I have taken two spoons oil in the pan to fry cinnamon and cloves for sometime. They became brown and I stopped them frying.

	Added filtered tomatoes paste
	Addition of vinegar
	Addition of chilli
	Addition of salt
	Addition of black peppers

After frying cinnamon and cloves in oil I added the filtered paste in the pan. I starting baking it on low flame again.

I added other required ingredients such as vinegar, salt, chilli powder, black pepper powder. These things will bring a good taste to the ketchup.

	Jaggery Crush
	Addition of Jaggery

I crushed jaggery into small pieces so that it could dissolve easily. Then I have added that jaggery crush into the ketchup paste and it went towards its final stage.

	Addition of Basil Leaves

When all the ingredients and jaggery dissolved complete in the paste I added leaves in it. I placed leaves on the top and then I covered it and baked it at very light flame.

I filtered the paste again to remove the leaves cinnamon, and cloves from the final product.

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Present your final homemade ketchup to make it look attractive and well-prepared. Also use your name tag and date written on a paper.

Here is my final presentation of the ketchup made with tomatoes and basil.

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Explain any three herbal health benefits of basil tomato ketchup.

Here are three herbal benefits of basil tomato ketchup:

• This ketchup is very useful for the best working of digestive system.

• This reduces gas and acidity from the stomach and make it feel light and comfortable.

• This ketchup is very useful to strengthen the immune system.

• This helps to remove waste products from the liver and help it to function in a better way.

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I would like to invite @okere-bkessing, @wuddi, @chant to join this ketchup challenge.