green chili sauce recipe | how to make chilli sauce

Ingredients

• 20 (300 grams) chilli
• 1 tbsp oil
• 4 clove garlic
• 2 inch ginger
• 1 tsp salt
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup vinegar
• 2 tbsp oil
• pinch hing / asafoetida
• ¼ tsp cumin powder
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp sugar

Steps

1. firstly, heat 1 tbsp oil and saute 4 clove garlic and 2 inch ginger until it turns golden brown.
2. now add sliced chilli, 1 tsp salt and saute for 5 minutes.
3. further, add ¼ cup water and mix well.
4. cover and cook 10 minutes or until chilli softens completely.
5. cool completely and transfer to the blender.
6. add ½ cup vinegar. vinegar helps to improve the shelf life acting as a preservative.
7. blend to smooth paste.
8. now heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan and add pinch hing.
9. add in prepared chilli paste and saute for 2 minutes.
10. further add ¼ tsp cumin powder, ½ tsp coriander powder and 1 tsp sugar. mix well.
11. finally, cool the chilli sauce completely and enjoy for 3 months when refrigerated.