pizza and pasta sauce

Ingredients

400g chopped tomatoes

1 large chopped capsicum

1 onion (medium size, 160g each

2 3/4 cloves fresh garlic (medium size, 3g each)

3/4 teaspoons salt

1 1/2 teaspoon fresh basil

1 1/4 tablespoon dried oregano

1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

2 3/4 tablespoons olive oil 

sauces -
1 table spoon tomato ketchup,
2 tbl ching's red chilli sauce,
2 table spn ching's schezwan stir fry sauce

Preparation 

Chop the onions, capsicum and garlic, fry them in olive oil until translucent. Then add the spices, tomatoes, sauces. Let it simmer for half an hour to reduce the water content, then take a blender to it and let it cool down.

you can adjust spices and sauces according to your taste. 

leftover sauce can put in airtight container and stored in a freezer.

This same sauce can be used for pasta as well . let me how it goes

White Bean Chicken Chili

tried out this recipe from http://www.spiceindiaonline.com loved ,, its very healthy and delicious

Description

White Bean Soup / Navy bean Chicken Chili / White Bean Chicken Chili / Soups / Stew / Crock-pot / Slow Cooker recipes / Starter / Navy Bean Soup

Ingredients-1
1 cup	Navy bean
½ cup	Raw chicken chunks
1 no	Onion (white or yellow, medium)
3 clove	Garlic (finely minced)
½ cup	Mixed bell peppers (green, yellow and red)
2 tsp	Green chili (finely chopped)
½ tsp	Dried oregano leaves
1 tsp	Cumin seeds
1 tsp	Salt (or to taste)
1 tsp	Black pepper powder
1 tsp	Butter
½ tsp	Corn flour (white)
¼ cup	Monterey jack cheese

Ingredients-2
2 tsp	Crushed cooked bacon crisps
2 tsp	Crushed tortilla chips
3 tsp	Monterey jack cheese

Instructions

Soak dry navy beans overnight in enough water. Next day, rinse and drain. Take a pressure cooker, combine soaked beans, minced onions, garlic, oregano leaves, chopped bell peppers, raw chicken chunks, cumin seeds, little salt and pepper. Add 2 cups of water and pressure cook upto 3 whistles and switch off. When the steam releases, combine corn flour/ starch with little water and add it to the cooked beans, include butter and cheese. Let it thicken to desired consistency and then garnish with the choice of toppings. Sprinkle little black pepper powder and oregano leaves and serve hot with warm toasted bread.

Notes

Serves 3 adults approx.
You can also try with cooked canned whilte beans of any kind. Bacon, cheese and tortilla chips are our pick for toppings and are optional.
i completely omitted cheese  and bacon strips but yet was lovely hope you all will enjoy it.