Homemade Tomato and Basil Ketchup

I hope everyone is doing fluently. Today, I want to share commodity veritably intriguing that I made for the first time at home — Herbal Tomato Basil Ketchup.

It started as a slight idea. My younger brother loves ketchup with everything — feasts, sandwiches, indeed paratha! So I allowed, why not form a healthy interpretation myself? That’s how my little kitchen experimentation twisted into a diversion and delicious success.

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List all the ingredients used in making herbal basil tomato ketchup along with their correct quantities.

Ingredients	Ingredients Quantity
Fresh Tomatoes	Half kg
Fresh Basil Leaves	13 Leaves
Apple Cider Vinegar	1/4 cup
Jaggery (گڑ)	75 grams
Salt	To taste
Black Pepper	To taste
Red Chilli Powder	To taste
Cloves	2 piece
Cinnamon	1 small stick
Cooking Oil	2 tablespoons

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Write the complete step-by-step method of making herbal basil tomato ketchup from washing to the final cooking.

1- Washing and Cutting
I started by bathing all the tomatoes and basil leaves duly. The smell of pristine basil formerly formed my kitchen feel stimulating. Then I cut the tomatoes into slim pieces.

2- Boiling the Tomatoes
I placed the diced tomatoes in a pot, adjoined half a mug of water, and allow them boil for about 8 minutes on equatorial flame. The tomatoes revolved soft and succulent.

3- Blending the Mixture
After chilling, I streamed them into a blender and made a fine library paste.

4- Filtering
I filtered the blend with a dusty sieve so that exclusively svelte tomato juice subsisted left.

5- Frying the Spices
In another pot, I hotted cooking oil and fried cinnamon and cloves for a few seconds to offer a affable aroma.

6- Mixing and Cooking
Further I appended the tomato juice, apple cider vinegar, salt, jaggery, and all the incenses. I similarly subjoined finely hashed basil leaves. I twisted it on equatorial flame while churning leisurely.

7- Thickening the Ketchup
After around 15 minutes, it startled to pick up chunky and the kitchen existed brimmed with the pristine aroma of basil and tomatoes.

8- Cooling and Storing
Once suited, I pivoted off the flame, leave it cold, strained it anew, and streamed it into a bowl.

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Present your final homemade ketchup to make it look attractive and well-prepared. Also use your name tag and date written on a paper.

When it was prepared, I placed the ketchup in a small glass bowl and decorated it with basil leaves on top. I also put my name tag “@taaher1” and date “ 09 October 2025 ” beside it.

It looked glossy, red, and scented so good! My brother was the premier to taste it — he smiled and said, “ This is better than the market one! ”.

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Explain any three herbal health benefits of basil tomato ketchup.

1- Good for Digestion
Basil and tomato concurrently commemorate the gut placidity and help in better digestion.

2- Boosts Immunity
This ketchup is bursting of natural antioxidants that maintain from seasonal infections.

3- Heart Friendly
Basil bust deficient cholesterol and plump a healthy heart.

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💬 Conclusion

Making this ketchup subsisted a gratified savvy. It compounded me to congenital elements and reminded me that homemade food is constantly the best.

Thanks to the Steemit team for presenting us this innovative platform to get and share substitute things every week. I’ll surely endure forming further herbal recipes at home!

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Best Regards,
@taaher1