Chili powder Chili powder Chili powder (also powdered chili, chile powder or chilli powder) is the dried, pulverized fruit of one or more varieties of chili pepper, sometimes with the addition of other spices (also sometimes known as chili powder blend). It is used as a spice to add pungency or piquancy and flavor to dishes. In American English, the name is usually spelled "chili". In British English the spelling "chilli" (with two "l"s) is used consistently. Chili powder is used in many different cuisines, including American cuisine, particularly in Tex-Mex, Chinese, Indian, Korean, Mexican, Portuguese, and Thai. Chili powder blends are
Nepalese cuisine great proliferation of facilities catering to foreign trekkers. Thakali cuisine is less vegetarian than Pahari cuisine. Yak and yak-cow hybrids locally known as "Jhopa" were consumed by the lower castes. All castes eat the meat of local sheep called "Bheda" and "Chyangra" or "Chiru" imported from Tibet. Meat is sliced into thin slices and dried on thin poles near the cooking fire. Blood sausage is also prepared and dried. Dried meat is added to vegetable curries or sauteed in ghee and dipped into "timur-ko-choup" which is a mixture of red chili powder, Sichuan pepper, salt and local herbs. This spice