Kuwaiti Tomato Sauce (Dukkous al-Tamat)

Name: Kuwaiti Tomato Sauce (Dukkous al-Tamat)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 cups
Cuisine: Gulf States Coast
Ingredients: 1 tbsp oil; 4 garlic cloves; 1.5 lb ripe tomatoes; salt; brown sugar; 1 tsp bahrat mixed spice; 1.5 tbsp tomato paste

A Gulf sauce made with garlic, tomatoes and bahrat mixed spice, simmered on the stove. Serve with rice dishes.

35 min · Serves 6 · Easy

Ingredients

1 tbspoil
4–6 garlic cloves, crushed
680 gripe tomatoes
salt
brown sugar, to taste (if using canned tomato sauce)
1 tspbahrat mixed spice, Baharat Aka Middle East Mixed Spices - the Real Mix
1.5 tbsptomato paste, if using canned sauce

Method

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Time: Prep 5 min · Cook 30 min · 35 min total
Difficulty: easy

1
Heat oil in a pan and add crushed garlic, cook for only a few seconds. Add tomato paste if not using fresh tomatoes and saute for about 30 seconds (This will give a pleasant depth to its taste and help get rid of the raw metallic taste.).
1 min
2
Add fresh tomatoes if using and sea salt to taste or canned sauce which may not need any sea salt at all. Add sugar if wished.
3
Cover and leave to simmer on low heat for 30 minutes. Add bahrat, cook with lid off for 2-3 minutes, then remove from heat.
4
Serve with rice dishes. Sauce may be stored in a sealed jar in the refridgerator and heated as required.