Dakous (Daqoos Recipe) - Arabic Tomato Sauce For Mandi
Dakous (or Daqoos, Daqqus) is the famous Arabic tomato sauce or salsa that people love to eat with Arabic rice. Mostly served with Kabsa rice (Machboos). Prepared with fresh pulpy tomatoes with the flavor of garlic and olive oil. Seasoned with salt and pepper. It’s a 5 minutes Arabic salsa recipe that anybody can make at home to serve with Arabic food.
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Servings: 6 Persons
Calories: 35kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large pulpy tomatoes
- 2 teaspoon tomato paste
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ⅓ Salt
- ⅓ Paprika
- ⅓ Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar
Instructions
- Peel the tomatoes and cut into cubes.
- Add cubes into blender with 2 garlic cloves.
- Make a thick paste.
- In a pan, pour oil and let it heat for few seconds.
- Add a clove of grated garlic and sauce until it starts to change color.
- Now add blended tomato patse and cook on high heat for few minutes.
- Add thick tomatoe paste and mix it well.
- Season with salt, paprika and black pepper.
- Add brown sugar and give it a good mix to medium heat to cook all the ingredients together.
- Add water to adjust the consistency of sauce. If it's runny then don't add water. If it's thick then add water and adjust the thickness accordingly.
- Now the sauce is ready to serve!
Notes
- Used pulpy tomatoes that are good for sauce. I prefer Roma or plum tomatoes that make a perfect sauce texture.
- Added garlic to blend tomatoes and saute garlic both will add a flavor in a different way that makes a perfect taste in dakous sauce.
- Paprika is entirely optional. It will add a spicy flavor to sauce.
- Brown sugar will work as a taste enhancer. It will add a mild sweetness in sauce.
- Don't cook salsa for too long otherwise, it will lose the freshness of tomatoes.
- Garnish with parsley!
Nutrition
Serving: 10g | Calories: 35kcal