Africans are known for their love of hot spices and Malawians are no different.  In our culture we use it in many ways.  Some people even believe that hot sauces are a hangover cure!

We always have hot my extra extra hot sauce on our dinner table. I have to have a secret stash for fear we run out 😉 We like to add hot sauce to most of our meals.  It is part of our table setting that is ready to be used by everybody.  In my language we say ‘abale samalani’ and it means ‘please friend, take’.

Pelepele African Pepper Sauce

Ingredients
10 peppers Habenero, scotch bonnet pepper
1 medium onion
4 garlic cloves
2 tablespoon bouillon powder or Maggi
2 basil leaves
2 tablespoon parsley
1-3 Roma tomatoes adjust to for spiciness
1/2 -1 cup vegetable oil
salt

Abale Samalani

Nali Sauce is a popular sauce from Malawi dubbed, “‘Africa’s hottest peri-peri sauce’. It is one of Malawi’s most popular sauces. The Nali sauce brands have attained cult status with chili lovers both in Malawi and throughout the world for their hotness and taste.[2] The heat level of Nali sauce is approximately Piri Piri 175.000 scoville heat units

Nali is made from peri-peri sauce from Malawian birds eye chilies which are the hottest in Africa. They have been produced by Nali ltd since the 1970s. There are currently 7 different flavors of Nali Sauces: Mild, Hot, Gold, Garlic, Ginger, Curry Masala and BBQ. The label on the bottle comes with a warning in English and Chichewa that reads, “Abale Samalani”, friends, take care. Nali has a strong presence in Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya, Mozambique and South Africa.

History

Nali Limited was founded in 1974 in Limbe, Malawi by Alford Nalilo Khoromana in Thyolo District.[2] It was set up as a proprietorship.  It was incorporated as a company on 15 December 1983 as Nali Farms Limited. It later changed to Nali Limited on 12 November 1985.  Nali has, since the early 1970s, been engaged in the growing and exporting spices including the popular Birds Eye chilies that are only found in Africa.[8] Nali was able to grow into a successful commercial enterprise.  Nali hot sauces are their most popular product line.

Production

Towards the end of 1978, Nali chilies were in great demand. Nali Limited is the only company in Malawi involved in the processing and selling of sauces and condiments for both local markets and export markets. They currently produce Nali Sauce and other agricultural products. It currently has about 3,000 farmers that help to grow the chillis.

Varieties

There are currently 8 different flavors of Nali Sauces: Hot, Gold, Garlic, Ginger, Curry Masala Chicken BBQ, Steak BBQ and Kambuzi

Packaging

The label on the bottle comes with a warning in English and Chichewa that reads, “Abale Samalani”, friends, take care.