A fiery pepper paste that will surely enhance your dishes – it is spicy, smoky and way better than the store bought ones. So I was once told by an ex-colleague that I cannot make my own harissa. Well, to my ex-colleague: guess what? I have made my own harissa! This is one of the things I’ve always wanted to make. Although it may sound very easy, I was still intimidated by the thought of homemade harissa. I got very good comments on the harissa-tahini sauce when I shared the recipe of Potato Hash With Harissa-Tahini Sauce, so I was inspired! Since this is my first homemade harissa, I started with the basic – only having lemon and garlic as the flavor enhancers. Next time, I will explore and add star anise and caraway like what Kellie did and also experiment on other dried chilies like what Elaine did. Truly, they inspired me both to finally make harissa. The harissa was insanely good – the smell, the taste, the color – everything!! I used the red chilies I have dried and used ancho chilies coz they were the only ones I had… but the result was fantastic that I was running around holding my blender to show off my first homemade harissa. After having that crazy comment that I couldn’t make my own harissa, why wouldn’t I show off? 😀 The harissa I am using from the store is also very good and very convenient, but making your own harissa is even better coz you know what’s in it, right? So why don’t you start making your own now? 😀 It is good for soups, with hummus, tahini and so much more! I am sharing this with my friends at Fiesta Friday at this week’s amazing Fiesta Friday # 174. I hope you will love this one. Also sharing at Happiness is Homemade | What’s for Dinner? | Mix It Up Monday| Melt in Your Mouth Monday | Lou Lou Girls Fabulous Party | Turn It Up Tuesday | Totally Terrific Tuesday| Cook Blog Share | Cook Once Eat Twice | Foodie Friends Friday | What’d You Do This Weekend? | Featured at What’s for Dinner Sunday Link Up #100 | #CookBlogShare 2017 Week 24 Please follow and like us: