Indian Cooking Recipe : Hot Sauce Ingredients : 1 kg. (2¼ lb.) red tomatoes 6 red dry chillies 1 onion, chopped ¼ tsp ajwain 3 tsp sugar 2 tbsp oil salt to taste Method : Soak the chillies in ½ teacup of water for 15 minutes. Heat the oil in a vessel and sauté the onions for some time. Put the tomatoes and the chillies (with the water) and cook till the tomatoes becomes soft. Blend the mixture in a liquidiser and strain the sauce. Put the ajwain, sugar and salt and boil for 10 minutes.