Vegetable-Sandwich

Ingredients:
2- Round cut boiled potatoes,
2- Round cut onion slices,
1-Round cut tomato slices,
1-tbsp red chilli powder,
1-cub of cheese,
5-tbsp lemon juice,
Tomato ketchup,
Green chutney,
Salt to taste,
Coriander leaves for garnish.
Method:
Step 1: Add lemon juice, red chilli powder and salt above potato slice, onion slice, and tomato slice.

Step 2: Take two slice of bread and cut its border.
Step 3: Spread ketchup in one slide and green chutney in another slice.

Step 4: Put four slices of potato and onion slice over the bread.

Step 5: Place tomato slices over the onion slice.

Step 6: Then cover with another bread slice and cut into four pieces.
Step 7: Spread grated cheese on it.

Step 8: Garnish with coriander leaves, tomato and onion slice.

Garlic-Tomato Ketchup

Ingredients:
1 Kg. Ripe tomatoes,
100gm sugar,
10-15 pieces of garlic,
5-tbsp of red chilli powder,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Cook ripe tomato pieces and garlic pieces together for2-3 minutes.

Step 2: Remove extra water and skin of tomatoes.

Step 3: Grind with hand blender.
Step 4: Drain this pulp and remove the skin and seeds.
Step 5: Heat the thick bottom pan and heat this pulp for 10-minutes.

Step 6: Than add red chilli powder, sugar and salt.

Step 7: Stirring it continuously until the pulp is thicken.
Step 8: Turn off the flame and add ready made preservative (or vinegar).

Step 9: Cool at room temperature.
Step 10: Take clean and dry glass bottle and fill garlic tomato ketchup.

Special Benefits:
A well-known Harvard study showed that men who regularly ate tomato-based foods had lower rates of prostate cancer. The researchers theorize that lycopene-a powerful antioxidant-is the natural cancer fighting agent in tomatoes. Other studies show that lycopene provides defense against, including other cancers and heart disease. It is known to slow down damage to human cells caused by aging and disease.
The best way to get lycopene is through tomatoes in their processed form-tomato sauce, tomato paste, tomato juice and even ketchup. Lycopene is also found in pink grape fruits and watermelons, but it is most concentrated in tomato paste.
-From Reader’s Digest Book.

Cinnamon-Clove Tomato Ketchup

Ingredients:
1 Kg. Ripe tomatoes,
100gm sugar,
10-12 pieces cinnamon,
5-6 pieces clove,
Salt to taste.

Method:
Step 1: Cook ripe tomato pieces with cinnamon and clove pieces, until they are soft.

Step 2: Drain extra water.

Step 3: Drain this pulp and remove skin with help of steal spoon.

Step 4: Crush with hand blender; drain this pulp and remove the seeds and extra skin.
Step 5: Heat a heavy bottomed pan and add tomato pulp.
Step 6: Stirring it continuously until they are thicken.

Step 7: Add sugar and salt.
Step 8: Heat for 5-minutes with continue to stirring.
Step 9: Turn off the flame and add ready made preservative (or vinegar).

Step 10: Cool at room temperature.
Step 11: Take clean and dry glass bottle and fill with ketchup.

Tomato Ketchup

Tomatoes are actually a type of berry, and were called “LOVE APPLE” in the 16th century. Tomato’s flavor depends more on the variety and how ripe it is than on where it had ripened. Varieties include baby plum, beef-steak, cherry, vine, and yellow cheery.

My entry for JFI- Tomato hosted by “RP of My Workshop”.

Ingredients:
3 kg. Ripe tomatoes,
500gm sugar,
7-8 tbsp pepper powder,
Salt to taste.
Method:
Step 1: Wash the tomatoes and dry with towel. Cut into four pieces each.

Step 2: Cook tomatoes under pressure for 2-3 minutes, until they are soft.

Step 3: Drain the water of tomatoes in another bowl.

Step 4: Remove skin with steel spoon.

Step 5: Mash it with blender.
Step 6: Drain this tomato pulp and remove the skin and seeds.
Step 7: Heat thick bottom vessel and put this tomato pulp in it.

Step 8: Stirring it continuously for 15-minutes.
Step 9: Then add sugar in it.
Step 10: When it begins to thicken (takes 1\2-hours or more time), add salt.

Step 11: Continue cooking until ketchup consistency is reached.

Step 12: Turn off the flame and add pepper powder and mix well.

Step 13: Last add tomato ready made preservative (or vinegar).
Step 14: Allow cooling completely and storing.
Step 15: Take clean and dry glass bottles and fill with tomatoes ketchup.