Tomato Pasta sauce

Tomato Pasta Sauce in Marathi

Yield: 1 cup Pasta Sauce
Time: 35 minutes.

Ingredients:
6 Tomatoes
2 tbsp readymade tomato paste
3 tbsp Olive Oil
4 big garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1/4 cup Onion, chopped
1/2 tsp Red chili powder
1 tsp dry Oregano, powdered
2 pinch Black pepper
Salt to taste
How to make Pasta?

Method:
1) Halve each tomato. Take a baking tray, grease with 1 tbsp olive oil. Place tomato halves, cut side down. Sprinkle sliced garlic all over tomatoes.
2) In other small baking bowl mix very little olive oil and sliced onion. Preheat oven 400 F bake tomatoes and onion for 15 minutes. Keep both bakewares on the middle rack. Keep eye on it.
3) After 15 to 17 minutes tomato will become little mushy and onion-garlic will change little color. Let them cool down. Then puree only in the grinder.
4) Heat a pan, add olive oil, add red chili powder and Onion. Saute for a minute, add tomato mixture and stir. Then add tomato paste and stir nicely. Simmer for 10 to 15 minutes.
5) When sauce become thick, add oregano and salt. Cook for 2 more minutes and remove from heat.

Note:
1) Tomato paste gives nice color to Pasta sauce. If you don't have tomato paste, use little tomato ketchup (It shouldn't be too sweet). However, tomato ketchup may give little sweet taste to the sauce.
2) If you can't find oregano, use basil or thyme. Pasta will get that particular flavor.