If you grow lots of coriander/cilantro at home as I do, you are always looking for new dishes to use it in so the coriander plant never gets a chance to bolt to seed.
Well, this paste recipe will help you use a lot of coriander up and is a tasty addition to many types of meals. My favourite meals to use this paste on are my fried eggs and steak.
Handed to me from my sister-in-law, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Basic Coriander, Chilli and Capsicums Basic Paste
This coriander and chilli paste is a great side with almost every meal. I have it with my eggs in the morning, use it as a dip with my lunch time carrots, and with my steak at night.
Cost 10
Equipment
- pan
- food processor/blender
- mortar and pestle
Ingredients
Spice Blend
- 1 Tbs Salt
- 1 Tbs Pepper
- 1 Tbs Coriander seeds
Paste Blend
- 3 Whole Green Capiscums
- 2 Whole Green Chillis
- 1 Bunch Coriander
- 3 Tbs Olive oil
Instructions
Spice Blend
- Heat up the spice blend in a pan for up to 10 minutes, until you can smell the aroms of the spices.
- Pour spice blend in mortar and pestle and grind up to a find powder.
- Pour ground up spice blend into coriander and chilli mix in food processor.
Coriander and Chilli paste
- Wash and prepare the coriander, capiscums and chillis.
- Cut the capiscums and chillis in half to prepare for baking.
- Place the capiscums and chillis on a baking tray and place into an oven at 180 degree celcius for 10-15 minutes. This step will soften the capiscums and chillis, and make blending easier.
- Take the capicums and chillis out of the oven. Let them sit for 5 minutes to cool.
- Optional: If you want you can peel the skins off the capsicums and chillis. This will make the paste tase less bitter. I prefer the taste with the skin left on though.
- Place capsicums, chillis, coriander, olive oil and spice blend in food processor or blender, and run until all the ingrediants and smooth.
- Pour paste into a mason jar and keep in fridge.
Video
Final Thoughts
I hope you enjoy making this paste and make sure you share it with our social media if you do!
I made a time-lapse of me growing lots of delicious coriander/cilantro, you can watch it here if you want to see how coriander grows and want to do it for yourself.