Top 5 Hot Sauce Brands in India in 2022
It’s not a surprise that we have few of the fieriest hot sauce brands in the world. It might be a cliché, but we are absolutely obsessed with spicy food. Over the past few years, the Indian hot sauce landscape has blown up. What began as a couple of brands, has stretched to over a dozen players. These homegrown hot sauce brands are continuously innovating and are offering more varieties of spicy sauces at reasonable prices. Here we have curated a list of top 5 hot sauce brands to have on your radar right now.
1. Naagin
Mumbai-based Naagin is on a duty to bring India’s rich spice culture to kitchen shelves and dining tables universally. This outrageously popular hot sauce brand offers three variants — The Original, Smoky Bhoot and Kantha Bomb. The Original has been thoroughly crafted specifically for the Indian palate. Vegetables, a secret element and the Sankeshwari chilli come jointly to create a sauce that goes with everything. Smoky Bhoot’s exclusive flavour comes from northeast India’s legendary Bhut Jolokia chilli. Its flavor profile is built on a base of celery, onions and garlic, prior to the heat of the chilli slowly creeps up. Lastly, the Kantha Bomb is the brand’s latest hot sauce, featuring Kerala's birds eye chilli also known as Kanthari chilli. So much more than an usual green sauce, the Kantha Bomb is accurately what its name suggests, a flavour bomb of some of the most typical south Indian flavours. Currently, Naagin’s sauces are accessible in India, United States, UAE and Hong Kong.
The Original for ₹225; Smoky Bhoot for ₹250; Kantha Bomb for ₹250
2. El Diablo
Offering 14 exclusive sauces, El Diablo’s aim is to restore imported condiments with their home-based sauces, divided into mild, medium and spicy. Their most admired spicy sauces include Cranberry Ghost Chili, Super Hot Ghost Chili, Honey Boom Boom and Boom. Furthermore, the company of late launched India’s first hot sauce with bacon pieces in it. This one-of-a-kind sauce, known as Baconite, can be used as a condiment or as a marinade. Besides, El Diablo’s sauces are liberated from chemicals and preservatives.
Cranberry Ghost Chili, Super Hot Ghost Chili for ₹299; Honey Boom Boom, Boom and Baconite for ₹399
3. East By Northeast
As its name suggests, East By Northeast offers hot sauces made with indigenous ingredients from the northeast of India. This brand also uses the Bhut Jolokia chilli in their sauces. The spiciest of their offerings consist of the Extra Hot, Hot, Barbeque Chilli and Chilli Mayonnaise sauces. With their hot sauces, the brand aspires to promote northeastern cuisine and help local businesses in Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh.
Hot for ₹160; Barbeque Chilli for ₹175; Chilli Mayonnaise for ₹220; Extra Hot for ₹250
4. Sprig
Situated in Kerala, Sprig offers a broad selection of gastronomical delights such as sauces, chocolates, spreads, teas and ready to eat meals. Their scorching Bhut Jolokia Sauce and Habanero Premium Wood – Aged Hot Sauce are well appreciated. Sprig’s Habanero sauce is made from the finest habanero chilies, which are mashed and aged in oak wood barrels to accomplish the right balance between heat and sourness. Sprig’s Bhut Jolokia Sauce is a strong sauce with smoky smoothness and raw heat. This brand’s sauces are amazing as dips, and a few drops can be added to Indian dishes like Dal Tadka for a spicy kick.
Bhut Jolokia Sauce for ₹349; Habanero Premium Wood – Aged Hot Sauce for ₹349
5. Pico Sauces
Found in 2011, Pico Sauces is one of India’s initial hot sauce brands. The company makes spicy sauces that clinch the flavours and aromas of Indian cuisine, using homegrown ingredients. They sell a range of six sauces—Bambaiyya Hari Chutney, Bhut Jolokia Sauce, Green Chilli Sauce, Imli Chutney, Makhani Sauce and Mango Chilli Sauce. Made of fresh chilies, Pico Sauces’ Bhut Jolokia Sauce and Green Chilli Sauce are spicy, flavorful and very satisfying. They pair greatest with kebabs, sandwiches, pizzas, Mexican cuisine and parathas. Their Bhut Jolokia Sauce undergo 30 iterations before being released in the market. We are also keen for Pico Sauces’ eclectic bottle art. This brand’s sauces are accessible in India, United States, United Kingdom and Singapore.
Bhut Jolokia Sauce for ₹149; Green Chilli Sauce ₹55