Easy to make Chilli powders

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Homemade Chilli powder

Making your own chilli powder at home isn’t just about creating another store cupboard essential – it’s about crafting a signature spice blend that can transform your cooking. Unlike shop-bought versions that might have been sitting on shelves for months, homemade chilli powder bursts with vibrant flavours and fresh, aromatic notes. By toasting and grinding your own blend of dried chillies and spices, you’ll create a powder that tells the story of your personal taste, whether you prefer smoky undertones, bright heat, or deep earthy flavours. This versatile seasoning blend has its roots in Mexican cuisine but has become a beloved ingredient worldwide, adding depth and character to everything from traditional chilli con carne to dry rubs for grilled meats.

Homemade Chilli powders
Nutrition Information
  • Serving size: 100g
  • Calories: 0 kcal
  • Fat: 14g
  • Carbohydrates: < 0.5 grams
  • Sugar: 7.2 grams
  • Sodium: 0.07 grams
  • Fiber: < 0.5 grams
  • Protein: 14 grams
Recipe type: Powders, rubs and flakes
Cuisine: International
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Making home-made chilli powders is really easy. It is simply a matter of grinding dried chillies into a fine powder using a spice mill. It is great fun to experiment with chilli powders by mixing different chilli varieties to achieve your perfect blend. Bottle the ground powders and add a custom label or a ribbon and you have a fantastic gift for a friend or family member
Ingredients
  • Dried Red chillies – any quantity
  • Salt - as required
  • Other ingredients that you may wish to add eg garlic flakes
Instructions
  1. Remove stalks
  2. Place chillies in a mill and grind until finely ground
  3. Place in an airtight container. Use as required
  4. For hotter powders use chillies like Scotch bonnets, Birds-eye or Cayenne.
  5. Milder versions can be made with chillies like Kashmiris, which are excellent for giving curries their characteristic red colour
  6. An example of a great blend is Cayenne and Kashmiri, where if ground together in a ratio of 5 Cayenne to 2 Kashmiri chillies, With a little salt added, you will get a fantastic general purpose chilli powder
  7. Indeed, not only can you add salt, but experiment by adding garlic/onion flakes or asafoetida powder for some interesting home-made Chilli powder results
Notes
It is essential that the chillies are completely dry before grinding is undertaken

If you want a milder chilli flake remove the seeds and white pith

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