Tomato and chili harissa

Starter

5 servings

Easy

20 min

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It is made with an assortment of chilies, spices, garlic and oil.The recipe varies from region to region. Here it has been combined with tomatoes which makes it mild and the color of the sauce is bright orange-ish red .The sauce has been kept a little chunky.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp each caraway and coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• 100 ml olive oil
• 4-6 garlic cloves,peeled
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• 500gms tomatoes,deseeded and chopped
• 4-5 red chillies
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt

Preparation

• Lightly toast the spices in a pan till aromatic. Then lightly crush them using mortar and pestle.
• Heat the oil in a large pan and add garlic, toasted spices, paprika, tomatoes and chillies.
  
  Cook over a low heat, stirring frequently for about 15 minutes till the tomato flesh has cooked down to a pulp and the garlic is tender.
• Remove from the heat add lemon juice and then blitz with a hand blender to make a rough paste.
• Spoon into a sterilized jar and pour a little oil over the surface to completely cover it.

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