The best chilli sauce recipes

Big flavours, heat, and endless personality. These 20 chilli sauce recipes will take you from gentle warmth to a full on melt down! Every chilli sauce you could need!

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However you like your chilli sauce I’ve got a perfect one for you in this collection of recipes.

a mild creamy dip,
something for a sandwich,
to go with eggs,
to transform rice,
for perking up leftovers
to completely steal the show from whatever you are serving it with!

This collection of chilli sauce recipes has range and character, from bright and fresh, cream, smokey. Some focus on heat and others have depth, balance and layer beyond layer of flavour.

See Also

Guide to chilli peppers – if you need to know which chilli to use
Best chilli recipes – classic chilli recipes
British Indian Restaurant (BIR) Curry Guide – always know which Indian takeaway to order

Dip, drizzle, dunk or marinade there is a sauce here for everyone and several will earn a permanent place in your fridge!

If you love a kebab then start with my kebab shop chilli sauce, exactly as you get from the takeout!

Homemade hot kebab shop chilli sauce, perfect for adding to chicken or lamb

Kebab Shop Chilli Sauce / Hot Chilli Sauce {Vegan, Whole 30}

Home made hot and spicy kebab shop hot chilli sauce, perfect to add to lamb or chicken for that authentic kebab shop flavour.
Slimming World Syn Free, Vegan and Whole 30.

Sweet Chilli Sauce

Sweet Thai chilli sauce is not only a delicious dip for all sorts of snacks and fried appetizers, but a useful ingredient that allows you to create fast and fabulous sauces for stir fries and noodle dishes.

Hot thick red chili Relleno sauce fills a jam jar.

Quick Chili Relleno Style Sauce

This quick chili relleno style sauce lends a spicy lift to any Tex–Mex style dish. Rich and delicious and so easy to make, with no need for a roux. Use this spicy sauce on chiles rellenos and enchilladas, in a fast and fabulous cheat's chili con carne, or simply to spice up grilled meat.

A simple, spicy, fruity, well balanced sauce, served in a glass jar.

Simple Red Chili Sauce Recipe

How to make the simplest, easiest red chili sauce – fruity, spicy, balanced and utterly fuss free with no cooking involved.

Peri Peri Sauce

A piquant taste of Africa – perfect for Friday-night Nando's-style fakeaways!

Chilli Garlic Sauce

Ready in about 30 minutes this Asian style chilli garlic sauce pairs perfectly with dumplings, noodles or rice!

Chili Oil Recipe

Learn how to make Asian chili oil at home using just chili flakes and peanut oil. A simple classic chilli condiment you need in your pantry

Quick Thai Chili Sauce Recipe

This Thai sweet chili sauce recipe is so good, you’ll never buy one from the store again!

Nam Jim Jaew (Thai Chili Dipping Sauce)

A Thai chili dipping sauce with more tanginess and flavour packed into every spoonful than you will know what to do with!

New Mexico Hatch Red Chili Sauce Recipe

Authentic New Mexico Red Chili Sauce recipe, perfect for enchiladas, features smoky dried chilies and spices. 100% vegan & gluten-free.

Vegan Nam Prik Pao (Thai Chili Jam)

This Thai chilli jam will become your secret weapon to upgrade almost everything you eat!

Fermented Sambal Oelek

A fermented take on the Indonesian chili paste Sambal Oelek. Packed with probiotics and a good dose of heat and flavor! Naturally vegan and gluten-free.

Peach Thai Red Chili Hot Sauce recipe

Homemade Peach Thai Red Chili Hot Sauce recipe! This sweet and spicy creation is perfect for dipping, marinating, & more!

Cascabel Chili Sauce Recipe with Pepitas

This Mexican-style chili sauce is bold and nutty, made with toasted pepitas and dried cascabel chilies, perfect for tacos, enchiladas, and so much more.

Creamy Chipotle Sauce

This creamy chipotle sauce is smoky, tangy, and ready in minutes. Made with chipotle peppers in adobo, sour cream, lime juice, cumin, and coriander

Homemade Barbecue Sauce

This homemade barbecue sauce is rich, tangy, and naturally gluten-free—an easy BBQ sauce recipe made with pantry staples in 15 minutes.

How to Make Chermoula Sauce

Chermoula sauce is a 5-minute Marinade recipe that is one of my favorite Moroccan cuisine recipes. It’s an aromatic sauce made with fresh parsley, cilantro and mint.

Vegan Szechuan Sauce

A super delicious, well balanced Vegan Szechuan Sauce Recipe takes only a few minutes to prepare and goes well with many dishes. It is also known as Schezwan Sauce or Sichuan Sauce or Schezwan Chutney.