Homemade Pizza Sauce

INGREDIENTS:

    • Onion - 2
    • Tomato - 3
    • Garlic - 6 cloves
    • Dry red chili - 3 numbers
    • Water - 1/2cup
    • Oil - 1 tbsp
    • Oregano - 1 tsp
    • Sugar - 1 tsp
    • Chilli flakes - 1 tsp
    • Chilli powder - 1 tsp
    • Pepper powder - ¼ tsp
    • Tomato Ketchup -2tbsp
    • Vinegar - 1/4tsp
    • Salt  -  to taste

 METHOD:

    1. In a cooker add onion, garlic, tomato, dry red chili, and water.
    2. Cook for 2 whistles in medium flame. 
    3. After cooling down, peel tomatoes and remove the eyes of the tomatoes.
    4. Put the cooked veggies from the cooker into the blender and grind to make a fine paste. 
    5. In a pan, heat oil.
    6. Add these paste and cook for about 2 minutes.
    7. Add salt, sugar, tomato ketchup, chili powder, chili flakes, pepper powder, vinegar, and oregano.
    8. Cook well till the raw smell goes. Stir occasionally.
    9. Serve as a topping for pizza.

TIPS:

    • Make a Crisscross (+)on the base of the tomatoes as it helps in easy peeling. 
    • The leftover pizza sauce can be refrigerated.


HEALTH BENEFITS

ONION:

  • Contain cancer-fighting compounds.
  • Reduce cholesterol levels.
  • Have antibacterial properties.
  • Help control blood sugar.
  • It can lower heart disease risk.

TOMATO:

  • Repair damages from smoking.
  • Boost immunity levels.
  • Control the growth of cancer cells, blood sugar, increase of stress hormones.
  • Good for hair, skin and bones.
  • Help to improve the digestive system, heart health.and liver.
  • Helps your body to remain energized, healthy and burn fat.

GARLIC:

  • Boost immunity.
  • Give you better hair & clear up your skin by killing acne-causing bacteria.
  • Has antibacterial properties.
  • Protect your food by killing the bacteria that lead to food poisoning.
  • Recommends 4 grams of garlic daily – the size of one large clove – to reduce your risk of heart disease.

CHILLI POWDER:

  • Fight infections and builds immunity.
  • Great for the hair, skin, digestive system and eyes.
  • Increases your fat-burning skills.
  • Kills the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers.
  • Maintain healthy blood pressure.
  • Stimulates sexual arousal.

PEPPER POWDER:

  • Assists in the breakdown of fat cells ie, helps in weight loss.
  • Enhances skincare.
  • Gives relief from peptic ulcers.
  • Has anti-tumor properties and antibacterial quality. 
  • Improves digestion.
  • Prevents asthma. and provides respiratory relief.



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