This is our version of spicy Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce. Serve it up with our Takeaway Chicken Kebab recipe, but it can be used to spice up other dishes too!
We love chilli sauce on our kebab, every kebab shop you go to seem to have a different recipe?
Simple & Quick to make, ready to serve in 15 minutes!
How many chilli peppers should I use?
Adjust the number of chillies to use in your chilli sauce, to suit your taste.
We used medium spiced Morrocan chilli peppers from Morrisons as that was all they had there!
There are so many different types of chilli peppers, it's hard to tell you how many to use because everyone has a different sensitivity to heat, but below is a rough guide!
Medium Chilli Pepper 🌶️🌶️
Extra hot-3 large chillies.
Hot- 2 large Chilies
Medium- 1 large Chilli
Mild- 1 small Chilli
Mild Chilli
Pepper 🌶️
Extra hot- 4 Chillies.
Hot- 3 Chilies
Medium- 2 Chillies
Mild- 1 Chilli
Should I remove seeds in chilli peppers?
I always remove the seeds and white pith from the chilli peppers, once again that is optional!
The white flesh between the seeds and the pepper is the spiciest part so many choose to leave it in, it is a matter of personal taste!
See our step by step slide show, how we made our brilliant kebab shop chilli Sauce.
The full ingredients and cooking times are on the recipe card below.
Jump to RecipeHow to make a chilli sauce like a kebab shop?
To make a chilli sauce, start by blending the red onion, shallots and chilli pepper, together in a mini food processor to make a paste.
Next, fry the chilli paste with Sundried Tomato Puree and chopped tomatoes in a large cast-iron pan.
Add garlic, sugar, and a squeeze of lemon (don't add too much lemon, you can always add more later if needed). Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
Finally, turn off the heat, add in the olive oil, parsley & season with salt & pepper.
Your Kebab Shop style Chilli Sauce is ready!
What to serve chilli sauce with?
As you can see, you now have a delicious Chilli Sauce, just like you get from a kebab shop/ kebab van! Perfect served up with grilled chicken or lamb.
We filled up a pitta bread with grilled chicken, salad & a generous dollop of our Kebab shop Chilli Sauce. Perfection!
Also tastes fabulous with our Takeaway Lamb Shish Kebab recipe and why not make your own Shredded Red Cabbage – Turkish Kebab Salad too!
How to store Chilli Sauce?
This recipe serves 8 people, however, if you have leftovers it can be stored in the fridge in a sealed container for 5 days.
Or can be frozen and defrosted until next time you need some chilli sauce!
Another alternative is to serve with rice and salad.
Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 Shallots or 1 small onion
- 2 Chilli Peppers please see notes below for help with choosing chillies and how many to use
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 tsp lemon juice you can add more at the end if needed?
- 2 tbsp Sundried Tomato puree or 4 tbsp regular tomato puree
- 1 tbsp Sugar or sweetener
- 1 tin Chopped tomatoes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- Parsley a handful of chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
- Cut the chillies in half and remove seeds (optional) Place red onion, shallots and chillies in a mini food processor and blitz to make a lump-free paste.
- Fry the chilli paste with Sundried Tomato Puree (or Tomato Puree) and chopped tomatoes in a large pan until heated through.
- Add garlic, sugar, and a squeeze of lemon (don’t add too much lemon, you can always add more later if needed). Bring to the boil, then simmer for 15 minutes.
- Turn off the heat, add in Olive oil, parsley, salt & pepper to taste. If you want to add more lemon now you can.Serve up warm or cold!
Video
Notes
Medium Chilli Pepper 🌶️🌶️
Extra hot-3 large chillies.Hot- 2 large Chilies
Medium- 1 large Chilli
Mild- 1 small Chilli
Mild Chilli
Pepper 🌶️
Extra hot- 4 Chillies.Hot- 3 Chilies
Medium- 2 Chillies
Mild- 1 Chilli
Nutrition
Kebab shop chilli sauce is perfect served up with all types of grilled fish meat or poultry.
Give me all the chili sauce and make it spicy! This is great with grilled beef or chicken.
Thanks, Erin
Never had this with grilled beef but I can imagine it amazing 🙂
Enjoy!!
This sauce is EPIC - tastes exactly like a kebab shop sauce and worked great with our grilled chicken skewers and veg over the weekend
Thank you so much Gavin for that great comment 🙂
So glad you enjoyed our chilli sauce, like you said it goes perfect with grilled chicken!!
Always a good side sauce for a BBQ 😉
This sauce looks great! I bet it will be great on sandwiches or just served with meats as well.
Thanks, Biana
This chilli sauce would go great on sandwiches 🙂
Enjoy!!
This was delicious and so easy to make! Thank you for your detailed recipe!
Thank you, Jeri 🙂
Glad you found the recipe helpful and you enjoyed the chilli sauce recipe!!
This chili sauce turned out to be so flavorful!! I can't wait to use it on some roasted veggies for dinner tonight!
Thanks, Anjali
That sound fab chilli sauce on roasted veggies 🙂
Enjoy!!
I absolutely love this recipe. I made the first batch with fresh tomatoes and chillies from my allotment and froze it in portions. Just about to make more! Great recipe. Thank you so much.
That is great to hear! We love our chilli sauce too, bet it tastes fantastic with fresh ingredients straight from the allotment!
Fantastic article. I had struggled for years with this and came up with my own recipe. This is very similar. Lots of thought and effort. Thank you.
Great recipe.
Thanks John, glad you enjoyed the article, great minds think alike 😉
Made this for my son who eats chilli sauce with almost everything and he absolutely loves it. Thank you for sharing.
So glad to hear your son approved! You will have to make up double batches! 😉
Can I use dried chillies in this recipe.
great little chilli recipe works every time i use 4 scotch bonnet chillis and it as just the right kick of heat
Thank you Paul, got to love a switch bonnet, bet that gives a nice spicy kick!
This sauce looks amazing and I love a good kebab shop sauce. Cannot wait to make this and keep in the fridge to use again and again.
You will love it!
I like mine extra hot and you provided that and also included what everyone would like. I can't wait to crush up some peppers and make this.
Glad to have been of help! Everyone has there preference for how hot they can go!
This is a must in every kebab food will be dealing as this looks so delicious and yummy. Loved the ingredients comes with this sauce, plus the add factor of making this a chili flavor.
Thank you for your kind words Amy 🙂
This chilli sauce recipe is delicious and I appreciate all the tips and info about how to make it!
Always our pleasure Emily 😉
I love how you made a list for people to follow their own hotness preferences! I'll take mine hot hot please and yumm!
You are brave, I have to stop Luke from adding more!!
This makes me miss kebab shops so much! I am going to have to try this, even if we don't have the kebab to go with it!
We have posted a Chicken Kebab recipe too!!
Great idea, I need to start making more of my own condiments so will have to give this a try! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Our pleasure Alex, hope you enjoy!
This looks gorgeous. It may be intended to have with rice but I think this would go great with nachos!
Great idea Nyxie!
Beautiful sauce to make chicken kebab tonight din dins
Glad you enjoyed Lorna 🙂