On Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:10:26 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:49:28 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:
>
>> What's the difference between chili paste and garlic chili paste --
>> aside from the garlic? They look the same in the container. Can I
>> sub garlic chili paste for chili paste in tiki masala without a big
>> boo-boo?
>> Janet US
>
>Is the chili paste you're talking about as thick as tomato paste? Not
>sure what tiki masala is, but the Tikka Masala recipes I looked at
>didn't call for chili paste or garlic... so I suppose the question
>would be "do you want garlic in it".
That's the problem. I don't know what is wanted. The stuff I have
already, the garlic chili sauce is what you see in the international
aisle, all red with, thick but juicy with seeds vi sable. The garlic
'paste' at Cash and Carry looks similar. Not as thick as tomato
paste, which is what I was expecting.
Janet US