Kajikit wrote:

> On Thu, 21 May 2009 18:13:52 -0400, Kajikit >
> 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.
>
> If you want to make this chilli powder, I forgot an ingredient! As was
> pointed out to me, it also needs 1tsp ground oregano. Sorry about
> that!

I don't bother with "chili powder", either store bought or homemade
these days. I just have a variety of dried or ground chiles, plus other
spices, that I use in making chili or whatever. Also canned chipoltes
in adobo. I made some chip dip with some of the latter, sour cream, and
shredded cheddar. It was . . . interesting. I'm not sure it was
balanced quite right, but it wasn't bad.



Brian

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