What chillies in Salsa Macha? You can use whatever dried red chillies you fancy, smoked or unsmoked. This red chilli paste wasn’t a smoked chilli condiment to begin with, but chipotles seem to be quite popular for many. Personally, I much prefer the non smoky version. What chillies you use will also affect the heat […]
Thai Basil Chilli Paste (Nam Prik Horapa)
Can’t get Thai Sweet Basil? You can still make this chilli paste. Use any fresh basil leaves you can get your hands on, and you’ll have a basil chilli paste. Thai holy basil, or tulsi, will go great in this. If I’m having noodles, same thing, a spoonful of it on the side to spice […]
Homemade Chipotle Paste Recipe (Plus Video)
Homemade Chipotle Paste, first published 2011. Republished with updated content June 2020. Chipotle paste is, simply put, chipotle chillies ground to a paste with a few added ingredients. You end up with a smoky and spicy chilli paste that is going to jazz up your meals to no end! Chipotle Paste Recipe It’s a very […]
Pilpelchuma, a Libyan Jewish Red Chilli Paste Recipe and Video
This is a very easy recipe, and doesn’t need any cooking apart from the couple of minutes of dry roasting the 2 whole spices, cumin and caraway seeds. This Libyan Jewish chilli paste was introduced to the world at large when Jerusalem was published, the book by Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. And I’ve had so […]
