I have a hard time keeping chili powder in the house, and it can be really expensive! I decided to try my hand at making my own, and while it’s not the yummy red kind that I usually use, I think it’s going to be really good.
First, I sliced some pasilla chilies, removing the tops and cleaning out the seeds and the membranes, into 8ths. Next, I placed them on my dehydrator racks, with a small bit of space in between each peace for circulation, and let them dehydrate. Honestly, it took a few days for them to get completely dry, but at least twice per day I would rotate the racks, and at least once per day, I would turn the pieces over for even dehydration. I let them dry until they were brittle.
Once they were finished dehydrating, I put some in the blender (1 cup at a time or they get stuck!) and grind them up. As you can see, there are a few seeds still in mine, that’s ok for me, but make sure to remove them all if you don’t like them. I think there is extra heat in those seeds, so take extra care if that matters to you.
This was so simple to do, and at .33/lb for these chilies, it was a good choice for me. This can be done with any type of chilies, understanding that smaller chilies will take less time to dehydrate.
even close up it does not look like chili powder HA! How much is there? It looks like it would smell heavenly. What type of chili’s are there? I like green chili powder better than red.
Yeah, it’s not the same consistency for sure. I don’t know that my blender will grind it up that fine.
It DOES smell heavenly, they are pasilla chilies.
If you want, Pam, I can give you a couple of tbsp of mine and you can try it to see if you like it.