Once you make this simple chili powder you will never buy the dull, tasteless crap that passes for chili powder in a store again.  This chili powder will also transform an ordinary chili into a champion.

What I look for in a chili powder is a LOT of flavor.  I’m not looking to get much heat from the chili powder.  If a recipe calls for chili powder, it’s not looking to it to provide heat.

I make a big recipe of this and keep it in a large, empty herb bottle.  The kind you get at Costco or Sams.  Print the recipe and stick it to the bottle with a rubber band.

The key to this is finding the right dried Chilis.  The best batch I ever made of this was when I found the dried Ancho Chilis in the refrigerated section of the supermarket.  They still had a tacky feel to them from being recently dried.  Option #2- the big plastic bag of dried chilis.   I’ve tried this with the dried New Mexico Chili’s and it’s just not the same.

Experiment and find what you like best but I will guarantee that you will love it. Download Homemade Ancho Chili Powder Recipe – Mealmaster format (text).

Homemade Ancho Chili Powder

Recipe By     :Troy – www.tkdrecipes.com
Serving Size  : 30    Preparation Time :0:00
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Amount  Measure       Ingredient — Preparation Method
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6               each  dried ancho pepper
3        tablespoons  Mexican Oregano
3        tablespoons  granulated garlic
3        tablespoons  ground cumin

Here’s how I do it but you can probably get away with just using a
processor.

Place oregano, garlic and cumin in a coffee grinder and reduce to a rough
powder.

Put Ancho Chili peppers into blender and reduce to rough powder.  Add
spices and pulse.  Pour into air tight container.