More commonly used dried and as a powder, the Kashmiri mirch, as it’s known in Hindi (mirch = chilli), is an essential ingredient in the South Asian kitchen (Indian subcontinent). Kashmiri Chillies come in a few grades; the higher the grade, the more vibrant it is. The dried chillies have a very crinkly, deep red […]
Zhug, Yemeni Green Hot Sauce (with everyday ingredients)
Zhug (variantly spelled as zhoug, zhoog, skhug and schug), is a hot chilli sauce or chilli paste from Yemen. To me, Zhug is the Middle Eastern pesto. After all, the word zhoug means “ground”, much like pesto comes from the word pestare, meaning “to pound, crush or grind”. Although more commonly known as Yemeni or […]
