Add spice and heat to your home made kebabs with this kebab shop style chilli sauce recipe. It’s tangy and spicy, perfect with doner kebab, seekh kebab and naan pizza!
When it comes to iconic takeaway fast food menu items, the famous kebab shop chilli sauce has to be up there. Lashings of thin doner meat smothered in chilli sauce are a thing of sheer beauty, of course. But this chilli sauce goes well with so many dishes, from chips and cheese to seekh kebab and more. And it’s a must on the side with naan pizza.
Ingredients For Kebab Shop Style Chilli Sauce
This kebab shop style red chilli sauce recipe uses a classic base of tomato ketchup, mango chutney and mint sauce, with onion, tomato, red pepper and fruit cocktail added for freshness. Subtle depth is added with cumin powder and garam masala, with a touch more heat and colour from chilli powder and beetroot powder.
- Onion
- Salad Tomato
- Red Pepper
- Ketchup
- Mint Sauce
- Mango Chutney
- Cumin Powder
- Garam Masala
- Red Chilli Powder
- Beetroot Powder
- Sea Salt
- Water
How To Make Kebab Shop Style Chilli Sauce
As well as being delicious, this kebab shop style red sauce is so easy to make. The ingredients are simply combined in a blender with water until the desired consistency is reached.
Step 1: Blend
In a blender, add 1 small onion, roughly chopped, 1 salad tomato, roughly chopped, 1/4 red pepper, roughly chopped, 200 millilitres tomato ketchup, 1 teaspoon mint sauce, 2 teaspoons mango chutney, generous pinch cumin powder, generous pinch garam masala, generous pinch chilli powder, 1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt & 125 millilitres water. Blend, check the consistency and add a touch more water if required and blend again.
Step 2: Chill
Transfer kebab shop style chilli sauce to a food safe container and set aside in the fridge for 1 hour before use. Serve with kebabs, pakora, pizza and more.
Kebab Shop Style Chilli Sauce Recipe Tips
Milder Flavour: If you prefer a milder flavour, soak chopped onion in cold water for 10 minutes, rinse and drain before use. This works any time raw onion is called for in salad recipes.
I hope you try this kebab shop style chilli sauce recipe. If you do, let me know in the comments how it went!
Chilli Sauce (Kebab Shop Style)
Equipment
- 1 Blender
Ingredients
- 1 small onion, roughly chopped finely chopped
- 1 salad tomato, roughly chopped
- 1/4 red pepper, roughly chopped
- 200 millilitres tomato ketchup
- 1 teaspoon mint sauce
- 2 teaspoons mango chutney
- generous pinch cumin powder
- generous pinch garam masala
- generous pinch chilli powder or to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 125 millilitres water
Instructions
- In a blender, add 1 small onion, roughly chopped, 1 salad tomato, roughly chopped, 1/4 red pepper, roughly chopped, 200 millilitres tomato ketchup, 1 teaspoon mint sauce, 2 teaspoons mango chutney, generous pinch cumin powder, generous pinch garam masala, generous pinch chilli powder, 1/4 teaspoon beetroot powder, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt & 125 millilitres water. Blend, check the consistency and add a touch more water if required and blend again.
- Transfer kebab shop style chilli sauce to a food safe container and set aside in the fridge for 1 hour before use. Serve with kebabs, pakora, pizza and more.
Notes
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Kebab Shop Style Chilli Sauce Recipe FAQ
How do kebab shops make chilli sauce bright red?
Takeaway kitchens often use food colouring or beetroot powder to add an attractive red colour to various dishes, including red chilli sauce and spiced onions. I like beetroot powder for natural colour and a touch of sweetness – it doesn’t taste like beetroot!
What else can I do with kebab shop chilli sauce?
This chilli sauce is perfect with kebabs. But it’s also good as a dip with naan pizza, vegetable pakora and onion bhajis.
How long can I keep kebab shop chilli sauce in the fridge?
Kebab shop chilli sauce will keep well in a sealed food safe container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
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