Spicy Marinara Sauce (Homemade) is my favourite sauce that I love to make at home again and again. The best part of making this sauce is the aroma that fills the house. This is the best sauce that will take your pizza and pasta to the next level. Plan a pizza party at home and enjoy the pizzas with different toppings.
Made with fresh tomatoes and red-hot chillies this Marinara sauce has a good amount of garlic also. This tangy and spicy sauce has a lovely red colour. The herbs that I have used are all home-grown and plucked just before adding to the sauce. All the fresh flavours marry well and the end result is just to die for.
You can keep it refrigerated for one week or else freeze it to be used later.
Try our other similar recipes like Pesto Sauce (which can be used on a Pizza crust as an alternative to Pizza Sauce) and Bechamel Sauce.
Yield: 400 to 500 grams
Prep time: 10 minutes
Total time: 45 to 50 minutes
INGREDIENTS FOR SPICY MARINARA SAUCE
500 grams tomato
¼ cup tomato paste
1 cup onions chopped fine
2 tablespoon garlic chopped fine
2 red-hot chillies chopped (optional)
2 tablespoon basil leaves torn
2 tablespoon parsley chopped fine
1 tablespoon dry oregano
1 teaspoon chilli flakes
2 tablespoon brown sugar
2 tablespoon parmesan grated (optional)
Salt to taste
¼ cup olive oil
DIRECTIONS FOR SPICY MARINARA SAUCE
- Wash the tomatoes and make 3 to 4 slits on them.
- Heat a pan with ½ cup water and add the tomatoes and cover and cook till the skin starts to come off.
- Cool the tomatoes and peel the skin.
- Chop half the tomatoes fine.
- Grind rest of the tomatoes to a coarse paste.
- Heat oil in a pan; add garlic and saute till pink.
- Add red chillies, onions and saute for 2 to 3 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and cook till the tomatoes are mushy.
- Now add the pureed tomatoes and tomato paste; cook till thickens.
- Add oregano, chilli, sugar, salt and toss.
- Switch off the heat; add parsley, basil and mix.
- Flavorful and delicious sauce is ready.
Note: Please feel free to adjust the seasoning according to your palate. The amount of chilli to be used is your call.
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I’m not sure how many tomatoes to use. Lbs, pounds? I have never measured in grams. Same with the flour with the dough how many cups? Thank you, I would like to try the recipe and get it right
500 gms = 1.1 pound
Tomato paste …1/4 cup is same as tomato ketchup kya
No it is not the same as ketchup has spices and lot of sugar. You get easily Dabur’s Homemade or Godrej Tomato paste of 200 ml in the grocery stores.