HOT AND SOUR SAUCE

Ingredients:
Chinese pickle - 1 cup (finely shredded)
Juice from Chinese pickle - 1 cup
Dry red chillies - 4 (ground to a paste)
Fresh green chillies - 4
Water - 1 cup
Sugar - 3 tsp
Salt - 2 tsp
Tabasco sauce - 1/2 tsp
Corn flour mixed with 1/2 cup of water - 3 tsp

Method:

• In a pan heat the pickle juice, water, salt, sugar, tabasco and bring to a boil.
• Add ground chilli paste and cornflour mixture. Stir well till it thickens.
• Add green chillies, pickle and remove from fire. Keep warm until required.
• This sauce is served with vegetables, fish and meat dishes. Also can be served as dip with Chinese snack.