I made a somalian recipe called basbaas, and was wondering if people would call it a salsa? Either way it was delicious.
The original recipe is below, though I used way more garlic than the recipe and instead of the peppers I used my homegrown chilis + a small yellow bell pepper. Just use whatever chilis you like, in my opinion.
3.5 oz (100 g) Green hot chilli peppers (We used Thai chilli peppers)
3 Habanero or Scotch bonnet peppers (optional)
1 Garlic clove
1 Small onion
1 tsp (5 mL) Salt
¼ tsp (1.25 mL) Ground black pepper
1 Lemon (juiced)
¼ cup (59 mL) White vinegar
1 cup (237 mL)) Cilantro
Add all of it to a blender raw (or diced enough for the blender to handle it). Blend till liquified as much as possible.
The vinegar and lemon gives the recipe sort of a fresh taste together with the spicyness. It worked well with chana masala.
by Cyanr
10 Comments
Sure looks close enough! Sounds delicious!
The world “salsa” just means “sauce”, so I’d say “probably yes”. Technically, gravy is salsa, though you’d get some squinty looks if you push that one too hard.
That looks delicious, I will have to try it.
that looks quite good.
It’s a sauce, so yes.
Yes, this is absolutely a salsa. Shouldn’t matter what it’s called or where it’s from. LOOKS great by the way. also, you’ll totally get a bunch of views if posted to r/hotsauce. The guys and gals there love new recipes like this.
You people are insane, you worry about the classification of your food.
I’d call it a salsa. Certainly looks like one. And really salsa just means sauce. Definitely fits that definition. And the ingredients aren’t that different than what I put in more traditional Mexican salsas.
Sub the Thai chilis for Arboles, white vinegar for apple cider vinegar and the lemon for lime and ask this question again…
That sounds like salsa to me
