On Thu, 21 May 2009 22:13:13 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>> phil..c wrote:
>>
>>>> I ran out of the bought stuff and the brand I was using was pretty
>>>> horrible anyway... and DH wanted chilli so I decided to mix up my own
>>>> in an empty spice jar. I didn't measure, I just used a regular
>>>> teaspoon to scoopy the spices out of their individual jars and into
>>>> the empty one. So my measurements are very rough -
>>>> 1 heaped tsp garlic powder
>>>> 1 heaped tsp onion powder
>>>> 1 tsp coriander
>>>> 1 tsp cumin powder
>>>> 1/2 tsp ground cayenne (if that!)
>>>> a pinch of cinnamon
>>>> 1 tbs paprika
>>>> 1 tbs smoked paprika
>>>>
>>>> Then I shook everything up and tried it and it tasted pretty darned
>>>> good. I didn't put any salt into it, and once I'd added a can of
>>>> tomato sauce to my meat it didn't need any salt at all.
>>>
>>> The above looks worth a try .
>>> Although a tad confused why no ground chillies went in if one is to call
>>> it chilli powder
>>
>> Ground cayenne, paprika, and smoked paprika *are* ground chiles.
>>
>> Bob
>
>
>Yes. Barely. (IMHO it needs some ground guajillo or pulla or
>California or New Mexico chiles, and some ground anchos wouldn't hurt.)
>
The point is that they are peppers. You may prefer one type over
another, but the recipe contained peppers.


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