Tomato Ketchup

• Tomatoes (firm, ripe)- 2 lbs (1 kg)
• White Vinegar- 1/2 cup
• Sugar- 2 tablespoons
• Salt- 1 1/2 tablespoons
  For spice bag:
• Chopped onion- 3 table spoons
• Garlic- 4 flakes
• Green chilies- 3
• Cardamom-3
• Cloves- 3
• Cinnamon- 2 inch piece
• Whole black pepper- 1/2 tsp
• Cumin seeds- 1/2 tsp

Boil tomatoes in water for few minutes. Remove from fire and keep closed for another few minutes. Strain and peel off the outer skin from tomatoes. Grind it into a smooth paste. Strain through a strainer to remove the seeds.

Grind all the spice bag ingredients coarsely. Tie them in a thin muslin cloth and put the muslin bag into the tomato pulp. Boil this in medium flame by stirring occasionally, until it reduces to 1/3 of its original volume. Add sugar & salt and mix well. Remove from fire. Then add vinegar. Squeeze out the spice bag using a tong (Do not use hands). Pour it in a clean bottle and store.