Chilli Spice Butter

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 red chile, deseeded and finely chopped
• 2 red spring onions or 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 3 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
• 2 tablespoons parsley or 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped

Recipe

• 1 put the cumin and cilantro seeds into a small frying pan and heat gently for about a minute until just beginning to colour.
• 2 transfer to a mortar and grind until lightly crushed.
• 3 tip into a bowl.
• 4 add chilli, onions, garlic, butter, salt and herbs.
• 5 beat until evenly combined.
• 6 chill for at least an half hour in order to let flavour develop.
• 7 the butter can be shaped into a roll and chilled for up to 2 days or frozen for several weeks.