Recipes with Chilli

Most of the heat sits in the white pith, not the seeds. Removing the pith lets you keep the fruity chilli flavour while dialling the burn down, which is more useful than simply using fewer chillies.

40 free recipes below, every one with a full ingredient list and step-by-step method. They run across Vietnamese, Malaysian, Filipino, Indian, Belizean, Peruvian, Mexican, Spanish, Japanese, British, Chinese, Thai and Korean kitchens. On FoodNeverComes the food never actually arrives — so these are the ones you make yourself.

Banh Mi🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 20 minBeef Rendang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 3 hrBicol Express🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 35 minBiryani🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 75 minBun Bo Hue🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minBun Cha🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 minButter Chicken🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 35 minCacao Tea🇧🇿 Belizean · ⏱️ 25 minCeviche🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 20 minChar Kway Teow🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 20 minCom Tam🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 40 minCurry Laksa🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 50 minElote🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 15 minGambas al Ajillo🇪🇸 Spanish · ⏱️ 12 minGoi Cuon🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 25 minGuacamole🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 10 minGyoza🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 40 minHainanese Chicken Rice🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 1 hr 15 minJellied Eels🇬🇧 British · ⏱️ 1 hr + settingKung Pao Chicken🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 25 minKwek-Kwek🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 25 minLechon Kawali🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minLomo Saltado🇵🇪 Peruvian · ⏱️ 25 minLumpiang Shanghai🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 45 minMapo Tofu🇨🇳 Chinese · ⏱️ 20 minNasi Lemak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 minOtak-Otak🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 45 minPad Thai🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 25 minPaneer Tikka🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 40 minPani Puri🇮🇳 Indian · ⏱️ 40 minPho🇻🇳 Vietnamese · ⏱️ 2 hrRojak Buah🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 15 minSatay Kajang🇲🇾 Malaysian · ⏱️ 40 min + 4 hr marinatingSinigang🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 45 minSisig🇵🇭 Filipino · ⏱️ 1 hr 30 minSom Tam🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 15 minTacos🇲🇽 Mexican · ⏱️ 25 minTom Yum🇹🇭 Thai · ⏱️ 25 minTteokbokki🇰🇷 Korean · ⏱️ 20 minUdon🇯🇵 Japanese · ⏱️ 20 min