🌶️ Restaurant Style Chilli Paste (Hotel Special) #shorts #recipe #chefmichael

🧾 Ingredients:
• Dry red chillies (Kashmiri for color + spicy mix) – 20–25
• Garlic (finely chopped) – 10–12 cloves
• Ginger (finely chopped) – 1 tbsp
• Onion (very fine chopped or crushed) – 2 tbsp (optional for body)
• Red chilli flakes – 2 tbsp
• Soy sauce – 1 tbsp
• Vinegar – 1 tbsp
• Sugar – 1 tsp
• Salt – to taste
• Oil (preferably sesame oil + neutral oil mix) – 1 cup
• Whole spices:
• Star anise – 1
• Bay leaf – 1
• Sichuan pepper (optional) – 1 tsp
Bold, spicy, and dripping in flavor 🔥—this restaurant-style chilli paste is the secret behind every unforgettable dish!”