Sometimes recipes call for a tomato base instead of red peppers. Other recipes include a quick cook in the pan. Some quick and easy recipes simply blitz the ingredients together to form a raw paste. I’ve been making my own harissa paste for years, trying out different methods in the process. But if you prefer your paste without the subtle floral notes, simply omit the rose ingredients to make fragrant harissa paste. Rose harissa paste is the same as harissa paste with added rose water and/or petals. Is rose harissa the same as harissa paste? Olive oil preserves the paste and carries the oil-soluble flavours. The main ingredients are red peppers, spices, garlic, olive oil and sometimes rose water or petals. Harissa is a hot pepper paste used in Maghrebi cuisine – most notably Tunisian cuisine. And you cook the homemade harissa down into a sweet, fiery paste before you stir in just the right amount of rose water and petals for that subtle floral hint of rose harissa paste. ![]() Yet there is something so rewarding about making your own – when you toast your spices, roast your peppers and adjust the spiciness to suit your palate as you go. A simple substitute is shop-bought harissa paste with a splash of rose water. Depending on your location, rose harissa may be tricky to track down. ![]() If you enjoy cooking with Middle Eastern flavours – or own any Yotam Ottolenghi cookbooks – you’ve likely encountered rose harissa paste in an ingredient list.
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