Catchup

which originally came from India, so for those who think it's American junk food - it's not - it's ethnic food and you can therefore eat it and still be cool, and if you make your own, you can still be slim, as this catchup contains no sugar. Bought catchup actually contains 1/3 sugar, and as we know sugar is not good for us, besides it's addictive, so this is also an excellent catchup for small children. One of our sons works in a famous restaurant and have told that the big honcho there says that a good catchup should always start with an H: Heinz or Home made and here is the recipe for the home made:

You need:
A blender or a stick mixer
2 1/2 dl (1 cup) tomato paste. I prefer the thick Turkish kind
1/2 dl (1/4 cup) apple cider vingar
2 1/2 dl (1 cup) oninons (approximately 1 1/2 medium sized onions)
2 cloves of garlic (or more if you like it - garlic is good for us)
1 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon allspice
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
artificial sweetener, I use 8 tablets of Natrena that I dissolved in a bit of hot water, but you can make it sweeter or less sweet depending on your taste
water

Put all the ingredinets in a blender (or the cup that comes with the mixer stick) and blend it. Add as much water as you need to make the blender go easily, and even a bit more if the catchup seems to be too thick. That's it. You can of curse put it through a sieve and make it totally smooth, but the fibers of the onions are also good for us, so why bother. The catchup will keep in the fridge for at least three weeks - normally you use it before that.