"girdhar" > wrote in message
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> Hi,
> Indeed I have been facing this problem for a long time.Whenever I tried
> to save the red chilies for long time I find that its colour fades and
> also lack the good taste.

My FIL used to dehydrate his. He kept them in a jar and they maintained
their color. Only problem was it was easy to use too many of them. They do
shrink down some being dehydrated and the tendency is to add more of them
given their size. He also left the seeds in his and the seeds add heat.