We love sauces, chutneys, seasonings and dips because they bring extra flavours to food. Eating the same foods regularly can quickly get boring. A simple solution to this problem is to make sauces at ...

Chilli Garlic Paste Recipe: This easy chilli garlic paste/ sauce can be used as a condiment and also to cook a variety of dishes. It will satisfy your spice cravings while taking your food to the next ...

Fresh curry paste will put the wow-factor into your homemade curries. Plus, it's easy to put together and keeps well. Buy fresh chilli paste from Asian stores. It should have a vibrant red colour, ...

Roast cumin and coriander seeds over a low heat until fragrant. Grind to a powder and toss with the beef and fish sauce. Marinate for an hour or so. Heat oil in a wok and stir fry the beef until ...

Gochujang is sweet, spicy, fruity, savoury, umami and you can eat it as it is, in dips or on toast. Our panel pick a variety of ways to enjoy it Gochujang is a versatile Korean chilli paste that can ...

Chili boh is a common ingredient for many chilli-based dishes. Chili boh is a must-have ingredient in most Malaysian kitchens. A thick red paste often kept in glass jars or plastic containers, you ...

The spicy, citrusy and slightly fruity pepper is Syria’s ambassador to the culinary world Crushed to perfection for seasoning, ground into a distinctly flavourful paste or just added whole to salads – ...

Fuchsia Dunlop on a versatile ingredient that’s a key to mapo doufu – and her father’s shepherd’s pie Sichuan chilli bean paste is one of the most important and distinctive ingredients of Sichuanese ...

Diana Henry is the Telegraph’s much-loved cookery writer. She shares recipes each week, for everything from speedy family dinners to special menus that friends will remember for months. She is also a ...

Buy fresh chilli paste from Asian stores. It should have a vibrant red colour, which will become darker and ‘muddier’ upon keeping. It should not be confused with the more commercially available ...