On May 22, 12:37*pm, "Default User" > wrote:
> 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.

Penzey's has these Aleppo chile flakes that are like nothing else:
http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penze...ppopepper.html
>
> Brian

--Bryan