A warming sight on a rainy winter’s morning. Why? Because I was recently asked if I could develop a recipe for a shelf-stable chilli paste. I don’t know really, but I’ll give it a red hot go (pardon the pun).

Step 1 = remove seeds and dehydrate the chillies’ flesh.

Note to self – next time wear gloves and goggles, this latter as the chilli fumes in the air were very pungent, my eyes are still watering.