A recipe of dip with an Indian touch to it…serve it with cheese crackers, potato wafers, chips etc…
Requirements:
Capsicum : 1 Large
Tomatoes : 3 medium
Cloves : 2
Cinnamon Stick : 1 inch
Curry Leaves : 6 to 7
Chilli Powder : 2 Tea Spoons
Oil : 3 Table Spoons
Butter : 1 Table Spoon
Tomato Ketchup : ½ Table Spoon
Salt as required
Process:
Step 1: Dice Tomatoes & Capsicum.
Step 2: Sauté them in a pan with about 2 table spoons of oil & salt as per taste for 5 to 7 minutes.
Step 3: Let the above come down to room temperature.
Step 4: Grind it in a blender & make a smooth puree.
Step 5: Heat 1 table spoon of oil & 1 table spoon of butter in a pan.
Step 6: Add the cloves, cinnamon stick & curry leaves, let them get tempered.
Step 7: Pour the smooth puree of sauté veggie & stir it well.
Step 8: Add chilli powder as per taste.
Step 9: Add tomato ketchup in the above mixture & cook it for 4 to 5 minutes on medium flame.
Step 10: Once the sauce becomes thick remove the pan from heat & serve as per your wish, either hot or on room temperature.
Tips:
1: Don’t add water while making puree, you will need to cook it for long time till the water portion gets evaporated.
2: Before serving this dip/sauce to your family or guests, remove the cloves, cinnamon stick & curry leaves; so that your family can
enjoy it hassle-free.