Ingredients

• Kashmiri Chilli powder - 2 Tbsp
• Onion - 1 small
• Garlic - 8 flakes
• Sugar - 2 tsp or to taste
• Thick tamarind juice - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Dried shrimps - 1 tbsp (optional)
• Oil - 6 tbsp

How to Make Oriental roasted chilli paste

• Grind all the ingredients, except oil and tamarind, into a paste.
• Heat oil and roast the paste over a low flame till the raw smell is lost.
• Add tamarind, mix well and remove.
• This paste can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks