What I do like about mole poblano is the mixture of two dried chillies, mulato and pasilla, which gives the sauce a dark roasted fruitiness with just a hint of heat. Toast the chillies in a frying ...

With dozens of variations, classic mole poblano is a dark sienna-coloured sauce, with intriguingly savoury and sweet flavours, redolent of the dried chilli, fruits, nuts, spices and chocolate ...