Ingredients:

• Groundnut Oil – 250 ml
• Dried Chilli flakes – 1 tsp
• Dried Birds Eye Chilli (unnakka Kandaari) – 5 – 8 nos

Method:

1. Heat Oil till bubbling. Remove from flame. Allow to cool completely.
2. Toast dried Chilli flakes for 30 – 90 seconds in a hot pan, be careful not to burn it.
3. To the sterilised bottle add the toasted chilli flakes, pour the oil carefully over it. Store in a cool dry place for 2 weeks before using.
4. As you can see in the photograph, the difference in colour between the groundnut oil and chilli oil. Now it is ready to be used.