
spice
Mild dried red chilli
Lal Mirch
1.5 g1 dried red chilli
Typical mild/large dried red chilli ~1.5 g each.
Instead of Mild dried red chilli
Dried kashmiri chilliUse the same weight; similar mild heat and good colour. Remove seeds if you want it milder.
Kashmiri red chilli powderUse half the weight of whole chilli (1 g powder for 2 g whole); add to hot oil briefly so it does not burn.
PaprikaUse the same weight; sweeter and milder, good for colour. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper if you need heat.
Recipes with Mild dried red chilli

Aslam Butter Chicken
Spiced Butter Chicken with Garlic, Chilli & Chaat Masala

Assamese Spiced Potato

Awadh Imliwali Pyaz
Red Onion, Tomato & Tamarind Chutney

Beetroot Pachadi

Bengali Khosha Charchari
Bengali Five-Spice Stir-Fried Vegetables

Bengali Murgir Jhol
Chicken Curry With Mustard, Chilli And Ginger

Bengali Spiced Grape Chutney

Bengali Tamatar Chutney
Tomato Chutney with Nigella Seeds & Chilli

Cucumber Pachadi
Coconut & Cucumber Yoghurt with Chilli, Mustard Seeds & Curry Leaves

Green Bean Poriyal

Kerala Kadala Curry
Chickpea Curry with Coconut, Turmeric and Curry Leaves

Keralan Vegetable Avial
Curry With Coconut, Mustard Seeds And Ginger

Kumro Chenchki
Bengali Five-Spice Squash

Kutchi Bhagare Baingan
Baby Aubergines with Coconut, Chilli, Tamarind and Curry Leaves

Laal Maas
Red-Hot Lamb

Lamb Dalcha
Lamb and Lentil Stew

Maharashtrian Kobichi Bhaji
Spiced Cabbage with Turmeric & Green Peas

Muttai Thokku
Spiced Egg Curry with Fennel & Chilli

Nariyal Aur Kaju Ki Chutney
Spicy Coconut & Cashew Chutney

Punjabi Langarwalli Dal
Split Urad Dal with Ginger, Tomatoes, Dried Chillies and Turmeric

Rajasthani Gobi Rajwadi
Spicy Cauliflower with Chilli & Tomato

Ringan Batata Nu Shaak
Gujarati Aubergine & Potato Curry

Tamarind Rice
Stir-Fried Rice with Tamarind & Crushed Peanuts

Tamil Keerai Poriyal
Stir-Fried Spinach with Ginger & Coconut

Tamil Muttai Thokku
Spicy Egg Curry with Tomatoes, Fennel Seeds and Chilli


