My Hot Spice Paste

Name: My Hot Spice Paste
Yield: Makes 1 Jar
Ingredients: 1 tsp dried chilli flakes; 5 garlic cloves; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp fennel seeds; 400 g tin chopped tomatoes, drained (include the juice for a more saucy consistency); 1 tbsp smoked paprika; 1 red bird’s eye chilli; 5-6 tbsp olive oil; 2 roasted red peppers from a jar; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1-2 red chillies; 2 tsp coriander seeds

Preparation info

Makes
1
Jar

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Secret of Spice

By Tonia Buxton

Published 2019

About

This is my family’s ketchup – it can be used as an accompaniment or as the versatile base for most sauces

Ingredients

2 roasted red peppers from a jar
5 garlic cloves
400 g tin chopped tomatoes, drai

Sauce
Gluten-free
Vegan
Spicy

Method

For the spice mix, toast all the spices in a pan over a medium heat until fragrant. Grind in a mortar and pestle until fine and set aside.

In a blender or food processor, combine all the remaining ingredients together with the spices and blend until you have a vibrant red paste. Season to taste. If you like the paste hotter, add the extra red chilli. Transfer to clean jars, cover with l