Hot Chili Powder Recipe - A Mix of
Sweet Spices and Fiery Peppers

If you're a heat lover, then making a homemade hot chili powder is the way to go! And the beauty of doing it yourself is you get to choose the temperature! For a nice, tolerable heat I like to choose birds eye or jalapeno peppers. For crazy heat: Dorset nagas, Scotch bonnets or habaneros are the way to go.

What You'll Need: (makes about 8-9 tablespoons)

Half a cup of hot dried chilis (your choice of heat)
OR 4 tbsp hot chili powder
2 tbsp sweet paprika powder (or regular paprika)
2 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tbsp allspice berries
1 tbsp black peppercorns
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tsp salt

tbsp = tablespoon
tsp = teaspoon

Directions:

Remove the stems from the peppers and if necessary chop into smallish pieces so they fit in your grinder

Grind the chili pepper pieces along with the salt, allspice berries, peppercorns and coriander seeds

Once ground add to a bowl

Finally, add the paprika, garlic, onion and cinnamon powders to the bowl and combine thoroughly. (Add the chili powder now as well if you used that)

Store in a cool place in an airtight container out of direct sunlight. Use within 6 months.

Note: For even more flavour you can dry toast the peppercorns, coriander seeds, allspice berries and chopped pepper pieces over a medium heat before grinding. Click here to read more on this. (Link opens in new window)