This Moong Sprouts And Spinach Baked Khaman Dhokla is the healthier version of Khaman.Traditionallt this fluffy and spongy snack is made with gram flour, yogurt, spinach, sprouts and aromatic spices and herbs is steamed and is a crowd-pleaser. Baking reduces the oil used and it a guilt-free healthier option. Tangy and mildly sweet flavor, Khaman is a quick snack or a party appetizer. Make and enjoy the authentic Gujarati snack.
Tomato Ketchup
Now the girls have a much more varied acceptance of table condiments. I remember the times when they used to live to eat and drink “ssaauce”. Everything got a shower of ssaauce rice, chapatti, bread, fries. If they got a chance they would have lived in the bottle of the sauce.
However, Tomato sauce or Ketchup is served with about anything that is hot from French fries, hamburgers, hot sandwiches, hot dogs, cooked eggs, and grilled or fried meat.
If that is not enough Ketchup is sometimes used as a base or as an ingredient in to make sauces and dressings.
Do you know eating tomatoes raw was not considered as safe? However, they were okay with tomato sauce.
Making Ketchup at home is very simple but time-consuming. The seasoning can vary from recipe to recipe but the main ingredients are tomatoes, sugar, vinegar, salt, spices and seasonings. Common seasonings are onions, allspice, coriander, cloves, cumin, garlic, mustard and sometimes celery, cinnamon or ginger.
Generally, tomato ketchup is preserved with a preservative sodium benzoate. Naturally, when you are making a sauce from about 5 kgs of tomatoes your yield will be roughly about 4 to 4 ¼ kgs by weight. Hence the preservative! In case you do not want to use the preservative use well-sterilised glass jars and make lesser quantities and refrigerate.
A word of caution the sauce is poured boiling hot into the glass bottles the glass will crack if they are not dry. Also, place the jars on a wooden board and do not remove from the board till the sauce cools down completely.
I have made this sauce out of 7 huge tomatoes ( about a Kilo of tomatoes) my yield was about 2 cups and I have not used sodium benzoate. However, I have included it in my recipes below you can skip it. This happens to be the recipe from my mother's cookbook!
Serve with bhajiya, sandwiches, dosa, tikki, cutlets....
The other sauces that I have tried are Homemade Chipotle Sauce, schezwan sauce, spicy peanut sauce, Malaysian sambal sauce, creamy herb sauce, marinara Sauce for Pasta, arrabbiata Sauce with pasta, pizza sauce, tamarind sauce, butter garlic sauce, honey chilli sauce.
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kalyani says
this is a good condiment I would like to make - arent ketchup and sauce a little different although most of us (incl me) use it interchangeably...
ArchanaPotdar says
There is a slight difference Kalyani. I always find the store bought ketchup sweeter.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
Good bye store bought Sauce.. Hello homemade sauce!! Lovely Share Archana!!
Priya vj says
Home made sauce..yumm...safe without added preservatives.
Vaishali says
Yes this is one condiment which was my favourite too , we used to make in bulk . Over the years the consumption has gone down , but I would definitely love to make it , the sauce looks so vibrant , with excellent texture .
Srivalli Jetti says
Very nice and good one to make it at home...and I guess it's a phase where all of us are addicted to this and let it go slowly!
Gayathri Kumar says
Same pinch Archana. Even I have made tomato sauce for today's post. Your version looks so yum..
Amara says
Yummy sauce Archana.
Priya Suresh says
Excellent sauce nothing can beat this home made sauce na.
Harini says
Making sauces at home is the best!
PJ says
My kids can live on a bottle of tomato sauce but I rarely give them a little!! Home made is the best and when in season, I might try this recipe.Good one Archana
Sowmya says
My daughter is now in the 'living inside the ketchup bottle' stage. Thanks for this wonderful recipe...have to try it asap!
Pavani says
Homemade sauce can never be beat. That looks delicious.