Somali Cilantro & Green Chile Sauce

Name: Somali Cilantro & Green Chile Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 240 ml
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 120 ml Coconut Milk; 45 ml Lime Juice; 30 ml White Wine Vinegar; 20 g Cilantro; 66 g Jalapeno; 8 g Garlic; 10 ml Sugar; 1 tsp kosher, plus more as needed Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Hawa Hassan recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hawa Hassan.

Somali Cilantro & from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Coconut Milk 120 mlLime Juice 45 mlWhite Wine Vinegar 30 mlSugar 10 ml

Ingredients

Coconut Milk — 120 ml
Lime Juice — 45 ml
White Wine Vinegar — 30 ml
Cilantro — 20 g
Jalapeno — 66 g
Garlic — 8 g
Sugar — 10 ml
Salt — 1 tsp kosher, plus more as needed

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Provenance

Hawa Hassan is a cookbook author working in Somali / East African; recognized with James Beard Book Award: International 2022 (In Bibi's Kitchen).

Adapted from a recipe published by Hawa Hassan in In Bibi's Kitchen (Ten Speed 2020) via Food Network authorized reprint.

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts in the ingredient list are from the published source, converted to ml and grams where the ingredient allows. On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from In Bibi's Kitchen (Ten Speed 2020) via Food Network authorized reprint (published as “Somali Cilantro & Green Chile Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.