Adjika Hot Red Pepper Sauce

Name: Adjika Hot Red Pepper Sauce
Total time: 15 min
Cuisine: Georgian
Ingredients: 6 red chillies, deseeded if you want it milder; 2 red peppers, deseeded; 6 garlic cloves; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground fenugreek; 4 tbsp fresh coriander; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp fine salt

A fiery red paste of chillies, garlic, coriander and fenugreek that wakes up any stew or grilled meat.

Time15 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.30 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

12 servings

Ingredients

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6red chilliesdeseeded if you want it milder
2red peppersdeseeded
6garlic cloves
1 tspground coriander
1 tspground fenugreek
4 tbspfresh coriander
2 tbspred wine vinegar
2 tbspolive oil
1 tspfine salt

Method

1
Roughly chop the chillies and peppers. Wear gloves for the chillies.
2
Put everything in a food processor and blitz to a coarse paste.
3
Taste and add more salt or vinegar if needed.
4
Spoon into a clean jar and press down. Cover with a thin layer of oil and keep in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

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