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Bird's-eye chillies recipes

These small, tapered red or green chillies are extremely pungent and very, very hot! They are sometimes called Thai chillies but are Mexican in origin. Often used in Chinese and South East Asian cooking.

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Fresh turmeric and peppercorn curry with prawns

by Yotam Ottolenghi and Helen Goh
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Vinidaloush with plantain and coconut fungee

by Andi Oliver
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Pani puri with beansprouts

by Maunika Gowardhan
Light meals & snacks

Bánh xèo

by Brin Pirathapan
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Mint and coriander chutney

by Maunika Gowardhan
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Punjabi curry sauce base

by Romy Gill
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Chicken noodle stir fry

by Tom Parker Bowles
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Chicken, lime and lemongrass soup

by Tom Parker Bowles
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Summer rolls

by Hugo Harrison
Light meals & snacks

Hot and sour sweetcorn risotto

by Ravinder Bhogal
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Spicy chicken samosas

by Maunika Gowardhan
Light meals & snacks

Keralan chicken curry

by Maunika Gowardhan
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Goan fish curry

by Maunika Gowardhan
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Black bean tofu 'mein'

by Ching-He Huang
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Killer satay Thai-style chopped salad

by Donal Skehan
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Thai-style sausage and coconut soup

by Matt Tebbutt
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Vegan Thai red curry

by Antony Worrall Thompson
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Thai fish cakes with sweet dipping sauce

by The Hairy Bikers
Starters & nibbles

Thai basil fried rice with chicken

by Matt Tebbutt
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Pork, chorizo and butter bean stew

by Simon Rimmer
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Chilli chicken

by The Gangotra Family
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Pork, chilli and cumin doughnuts

by Matt Tebbutt
Light meals & snacks

Pork belly souse with cornmeal pudding

by Andi Oliver
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Easy chana dal

by Romy Gill
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See all recipes using bird's-eye chillies (47)

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