Chilli: fresh to powder

Stephen_Leak

A recipe (for a mild curry with yoghurt) specifies 2 red chillies (deseeded). How much hot chilli powder is equivalent to this?

Bongedone

This is a hard one as different chillies and chiili powders have different heats. I would start with 1/2 a teaspoon. You can add more to make it hotter if need be.

Stephen_Leak

Noted with thanks. To make things even more difficult, the recipe is for 4 servings, so I will probably be halving the quantities as well. I think my measuring spoons go down to a ¼ of a teaspoon. Even a mild or Korma curry needs a bit of a "zip" to it.

PS. If even this little is still too much, I suppose I could always borrow one of those little stainless steel spatulas they use for measuring out chemicals from one of the school science lab's! Heston Blumenthal or what?

purpleivy

I normally add some when cooking, then add some hot pepper sauce if it isn't sufficiently spicy.... or quite often dh & ds add it at the table, as they like stuff hotter than I do!