For long as I can recall, I have been a sauce in a bottle girl. You know ketchup that comes in a bottle? Well I thought that was the best food can do. And to be fair ketchup is quite yum. But whenever someone made something different (without using ketchup) to serve their food I was always extremely impressed and puzzled.

Dips, sauces, salsa mixes… I used to think why anyone would make that kind of effort to make something when they could eat their store bought frozen-but-now- deep-fried chips with some good old store bought tomato sauce. Of course, when I tasted it that stupid question was answered. Homemade sauces and dips work magic with your food.

When I first made this sauce (courtesy Curry and Comfort), it was to eat Sri Lankan style pancakes. It seemed then a really odd sort of combination, given that a meat curry would have been an ideal match to the savoury pancakes. But it worked out perfectly! It was so good that I didn’t miss that meat component.

Better yet, this sauce is a brilliant match with Spring Rolls, Samosas and even some crispy fried fish. Apologies. I realise the title is a little silly, but I couldn’t find any other word to describe this delightful little treasure.

Ingredients

1/2 Cup of Soy Sauce
2 Green Chillies
1-2 Garlic Cloves (Grated)
1 tsp of Ginger (Grated)
2 tsp of Chili Flakes
1 1/2 Tbs of Water

Directions

Chop the green chillies circular and add them to a pan.

Add the rest of the ingredients (mentioned above) to the pan.

Place the pan on a low flame and heat it all up for a few minutes.

Once it’s sufficiently warm, take it off the heat and pour in to a small serving bowl.

Disasters, Warnings and Tips

Do not boil the sauce. Just warm it up for a few minutes.

Each time I wear that pink lipstick I got last week, I feel like Bonnie Tyler but instead of Total Eclipse of the Heart, I break in to John Legend’s All of Me.

For a super Spring Roll recipe click here. I really can’t complain about the title of this article, I once made an Amazing Chicken.

Await for more dips and sauce recipes.

By Shazzana Hamid