Chilli Powder

[Andrew Feldman]

My recipe calls for Chili powder. But I know have a pantry filled with fancy chili-powders--ancho, new mexico, cascabel, allepo...can any of these substitute for "chili powder" in a recipe or should I mix them or just use the store bought Chili powder...?

Thanks,
Andrew

 

[Tom Chips]

chili powder is just a mix of chili's with aditions such as oregano, salt pepper, paprika and the like. You can build a simple substitution using the raw ingredients.

 

[Bryan S]

If a recipe calls for "chili" powder, I use New Mexico/Hatch chilis.

 

[Erik G]

Here you go Andrew.

chili powder 1

chili powder 2

Erik

 

[Bryan S]

Chili powder is just ground chilis, nothing else. If you're making chili, then you add chili powder and all the other stuff that goes with it separate.

 

[Doug D]

Chili is a stew; a chile is a pepper. So, chile powder is just ground chile peppers.

 

[K Kruger]

True. And chili powder is a blend of chile powder, salt, and other items as noted upthread, used in making chili--and for other things.