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shake · hot sauce

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Gunpowder Spice Oil

From an award-winning kitchen

Ingredients

  • DAL20 g
  • DRIED CHILE8 g
  • CUMIN2 g
  • PEPPER2 g
  • SESAME SEED9 g
  • GARLIC10 g
  • GHEE40 g
  • SALT3 g

Method

  1. Pour liquids to the printed fill-lines, bottom to top.
  2. Add finishing notes: DAL, DRIED CHILE, CUMIN, PEPPER, SESAME SEED, GARLIC.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until emulsified.

Provenance

Vijay Kumar is a Michelin-starred chef and James Beard award winner. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Semma); James Beard Best Chef: New York State 2025.

Originally published as Gunpowder Spice Oil.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Semma gunpowder dosa finish oil (published as “Gunpowder Spice Oil”). Full citation lives in Provenance.