Chili Powder

Why buy yucky stuff from the store when it's so easy to make your own?

Ingredients

1 part   garlic powder
1 part   ground cumin
3 parts   oregano (dried)
3 parts   cayenne pepper
3 parts   sweet paprika

Procedure

  1. Using a mortar and pestle or a blender, grind everything to a fine powder.

Notes

The original recipe also called for 1 part salt; I disagree.

This is the one acceptable use I know of for garlic powder.

For a hotter powder, use hot (“half sharp”) paprika.

You could, if you’re so inclined, gring your own whole cumin seeds; for extra flavor, toast them a bit before grinding them. Remember, though, to measure the cumin after you’ve ground it.

If you’re making a large batch, you can save time by using an electric spice grinder instead of the mortar and pestle. Many people call electric spice grinders “coffee grinders” but they are clearly mistaken.

Rating

Difficulty: Very easy.

Time: 5 minutes.

Precision: 3.

Source

Food for Thought, by Robert Farrar Capon.
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