Red Chilli Sauce

Shatta Sudani

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1

    jar
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Egypt: Recipes and stories from an ancient land

By Suzanne Zeidy and Rawah Badrawi

Published 2026

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Ingredients

  • 20 g (¾ oz) dried Sudanese chillies (or other dried red chillies)
  • 100 ml (

Method

Grind the dried chillies using a pestle and mortar. In a small saucepan, combine the ground chilli, vinegar and garlic and bring to a gentle boil over medium heat for 2-3 minutes. Add 100ml (3½fl oz/scant ½ cup) water, then continue to cook for 5 more minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the salt and let cool. Store in a jar in the fridge.