Tomato and chili harissa

Name: Tomato and chili harissa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5
Cuisine: En
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

Starter

5 servings

Easy

20 min

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

Preparation5 min

Cook time15 min

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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