Best homemade Chili oil
Chili oil, also called by the names hot pepper oil or pepper-infused oil, is a condiment made by infusing oil with chili flakes and other aromatic ingredients.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp red Chilli flakes
- 5-7 black pepper corns
- 2 tbsp finely chopped garlic
- Salt to taste
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- 1/4 cup neutral flavoured oil
- 1 bay leaf
- Small piece of ginger
- 3 cloves
- 1/2 inch cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise
Instructions
- Take a bowl and add red Chilli flakes, black pepper corns, finely chopped garlic, salt & sugar.
- Add oil in a small pan and put on heat.
- Add bay leaf, ginger, cloves, cinnamon stick & star anise.
- Let oil turn very hot.
- Immediately sieve the hot oil in the bowl carrying red chilli flakes and other ingredients.
- Mix well.
- Let it cool down completely before storing.
Notes
This recipe can easily be double or trippled depending upon your usability and requirement.