Bird's eye chilli paste
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This ROCKS!

5/5

I make batches of this every couple of years and freeze the results; fantastic stuff!

Paul R Smith
Servings:1
Calories per serving:40
Ready in:2 hours, 20 minutes (mostly cooling time)
Prep. time:2 hours, 10 minutes
Cook time:10 minutes
Difficulty:Average difficulty
Recipe author:JuliaBalbilla
First published:3rd November 2012

A very hot paste for use in many Indian dishes


Ingredients

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Method

  1. Place the chillies in a saucepan and add enough water to cover.
  2. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for about 5 minutes.
  3. Allow to cool in the liquid and drain.
  4. Blend the chillies in a food processor, adding a little of the water in which it cooked, if necessary.
  5. Store in an airtight container in the fridge.

Servings

Servings: 40 - Makes about 350-400ml

Variations

You can make this with any dried chillies, but if you use milder ones you may need to add more of the paste to your recipe.

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