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
Bhojpuri cuisine delicacies offered to deities. Bhojpuri peoples enjoy eating both vegetable and meat dishes. The cuisine is heavily influenced by its neighbouring Awadhi and Mughlai cuisine. Unlike western perception, in which any Indian gravy dish is called curry, Bhojpuri cuisine traces no history with the use of curry powder or curry leaves. The rich gravy dishes of this region, in fact all of North India where curry leaf is an alien spice, can be considered stews rather than curries. Wheat and rice are the staple diet of a majority of the peoples. Lentils (daal), beans (lobiya, rajma), meat (mutton, lamb and