Chilli Oil

Name: Chilli Oil
Ingredients: 250 grams chilli flakes; 125 grams garlic; 50 grams ginger; 1 teaspoon chilli powder; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 0.5 tablespoon ginger powder; 125 grams sesame seeds; 500 ml cooking oil; ginger and garlic peels; 5 green onion heads; 1 large piece cassia bark; 1 bay leaf; 10 to 12 black peppercorns; 2 to 4 whole red chillies; 2 to 4 Kashmir red chillies; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons vinegar; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; a handful fresh scallions

Serves 1

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Chilli Oil

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Directions

1Finely chop the garlic.
2Finely chop the ginger.
3In a heat-proof bowl, add chilli flakes, sesame seeds, brown sugar, chilli powder, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, garlic powder, and ginger powder.
4In a saucepan, heat cooking oil to almost 100°C.
5Add aromatics: green onion, bay leaf, kashmiri lal mirch, red chillies, cassia bark, and black peppercorns.
6Add ginger and garlic peels for the sake of aroma.
7Simmer to extract the aroma and flavor and then remove the aromatics.
8Heat the aromatic oil to 180° Celsius.
9Slowly add the hot aromatic oil to the dry mix while stirring constantly.
10Once cool, add salt, vinegar, soy sauce and green onions.
11Give it a final mix.
12Store in a bottle or jar.

Ingredients

250 grams chilli flakes
125 grams garlic
50 grams ginger
1 teaspoon chilli powder
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon garlic powder
0.5 tablespoon ginger powder
125 grams sesame seeds
500 ml cooking oil
ginger and garlic peels
5 green onion heads
1 large piece cassia bark
1 bay leaf
10 to 12 black peppercorns
2 to 4 whole red chillies
2 to 4 Kashmir red chillies
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
a handful fresh scallions

Equipment

knifewooden cutting boardheat proof bowlsauce panthermometerwooden spoonwhiskspoonbottle or jar

Tips

Finely chop the garlic and ginger to an almost paste-like consistency.

Chilli Oil

Serves 1

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Chilli Oil

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Serves 1

Directions

1Finely chop the garlic.
2Finely chop the ginger.
3In a heat-proof bowl, add chilli flakes, sesame seeds, brown sugar, chilli powder, chopped garlic, chopped ginger, garlic powder, and ginger powder.
4In a saucepan, heat cooking oil to almost 100°C.
5Add aromatics: green onion, bay leaf, kashmiri lal mirch, red chillies, cassia bark, and black peppercorns.
6Add ginger and garlic peels for the sake of aroma.
7Simmer to extract the aroma and flavor and then remove the aromatics.
8Heat the aromatic oil to 180° Celsius.
9Slowly add the hot aromatic oil to the dry mix while stirring constantly.
10Once cool, add salt, vinegar, soy sauce and green onions.
11Give it a final mix.
12Store in a bottle or jar.