Add A Delicious Tang Of Tomatoes To Your Food

An essential part of Indian cuisine- Tomatoes , especially used in salads, curries, making fine gravies ,and in several other food items. One of the best natural source of lycopene, a powerful antioxidant that belongs to the vitamin- A family. Moreover, several people prefer using tomatoes to prepare a fresh spaghetti sauce, chili and other tomato-based meals to obtain a fresh garden taste.

Here's the best way of using Tomatoes!
A thick, fine red paste or else a concentrate prepared by crushing tomato pulp which is being cooked to form a fresh puree. Tomato pureewith a profound taste can be used as a part of sauces, soups, and some other dishes. It is quite different from a tomato sauce, as it is generally thicker, does not have as many ingredients and cooks for a shorter period.Thus being an excellent source of antioxidants, it also contains 3 to 5 percent of your recommended daily value of iron, vitamin -B and potassium.
It is widely produced and frequently used in dishes to give them a fine tomato flavour with a bright colour.
Here's how to prepare it, in easy steps and fully illustrated. The method is quite easy, Anyone can try this!

Procedure

• Tomato puree is made by cooking tomatoes in order to soften them before being processed. 
• A thick puree fluid is prepared by dipping tomatoes in a boiling water for a few minutes.
• This fine puree is generally derived from the fresh, fully ripened tomatoes which are essentially free from any additives or unwanted factors,affecting the quality of the fruit. 

Further, the skinned tomatoes are blend in a food processor and perfectly seived to remove the seeds. It is heated until the tomato pulp has reduced to a thick paste.
One can prefer making puree at home quite easily,from a pulp of juicy, handpicked, ripe tomatoes which are free of seeds and skin.Tomato puree has a fresh tomato taste along with a thinner consistency.Thus, tomato puree forms the basis of salsas, pizza sauce, marinara sauce and much more. Its mild flavor pairs well with other seasonings and spices.