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Hadgai (spicy vegetable sauce)

A spicy sauce made from peppers, chilli and garlic, sometimes with simmered vegetables, served as a condiment with meats and pasta. It is lively and fragrant and keeps for several days.

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Ingredients

Ingredients

Spices & seasoning

Optional extras

Nutrition facts

159 kcal per serving

Protein
2.3 g
Carbohydrates
11.1 g
of which sugars
8 g
Fat
10.6 g
Fiber
4.9 g

Ecomely’s estimate, calculated from the ingredients with the ANSES Ciqual food composition table, excluding sides and seasoning added to taste.

Instructions

  1. Deseed the peppers and chillies, then cut them into small pieces.
  2. Finely slice the onion and crush the garlic cloves.
  3. Heat the oil in a frying pan and sweat the onion for 5 minutes over medium heat.
  4. Add the peppers, chillies and garlic, then cook for 15 minutes over low heat, stirring from time to time.
  5. Stir in the tomato concentrate, paprika and salt, then cook for 3 more minutes.
  6. Blend roughly or leave in pieces, then let cool before potting.

Variations and tips

Milder version. Remove the chilli seeds and partly replace the chillies with sweet pepper for a less spicy sauce.

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