There are variety of pizza sauce available in the grocery stores, however this recipe helps you to prepare it at home and use it to make a pizza with fresh sauce. The fresh pizza sauce gives a nice and fresh aroma to pizza. Pizza is one of the favorite food for the kids and having this at home could help you satisfy their hunger quickly.
Ingredients
- 3 big size Red tomatoes
- 1 big cane Tomato puree
- 1/2 Green bell Pepper fine chopped
- 1/2 Red bell pepper Fine chopped
- 1/2 Cup Onion fine chopped
- 6-7 cloves Garlic fine chopped
- 2 tsp Dried oregano
- 2 tsp Crushed fennel seeds
- 2 tsp Dried basil or 2 tbsp fresh basil leaves
- 1- 1/2 tsp Marjoram
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper powder
- 1/2 tsp Red chili flakes
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp Sugar or honey
- 5 tbsp Olive oil
Instructions
- Boil 2 cups of water in a big pan, drop tomatoes in to boiling water.
- Cook the tomatoes for 2 to 3 minutes or till cracks are visible. Remove from the water and peel it.
- Grind and make a puree. Mix fresh tomato puree and cane tomato puree and keep it aside.
- Chop onions, bell peppers, garlic and keep it aside.
- Heat oil in a deep pan, add chopped garlic, saute it till slightly golden color.
- Add onion and salt, saute it for 6-7 min until slightly golden color. Add bell peppers and cook for 5 minutes at medium heat.
- Add tomato puree mixture and cook at medium heat for 30-35 minutes with lid on till it gets thick consistency. Keep stirring at regular interval.
- Add remaining spices, honey and mix it well.
- Cook for another 5 minutes Turn off the heat and let it cool.
- Homemade pizza sauce is ready for making pizza.
- Store it in an air tight container in refrigerator.
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