Heera Chilli Whole Long 1kg

Two red chillies blackening in hot oil, and coughing from the next room.

• What: Whole dried long red chillies
• Pack: 1 kg
• Brand: Heera, from P&B Foods, Bradford
• Best for: Home-ground sambar podi, tempering and kuzhambu

Dried red chillies, also called kaaintha milagai / vathal milagai (Tamil) · unakka mulaku (Malayalam) · ona menasinakai (Kannada) · endu mirapakayalu (Telugu) · sukhi lal mirch (Hindi) · sukhi lal mirchi (Marathi) · sukka lal marcha (Gujarati) · sukki lal mirch (Punjabi) · shukno lanka (Bengali).

What it is

Heera is the main brand of P&B (Foods) Ltd, a Bradford company that describes itself as one of the largest independent wholesale distributors of Asian foods in Britain and Europe.

These are whole long red chillies, dried with the skins intact, for kitchens that roast and grind their own podi. Snapped into hot oil they give tempering its smoky edge; soaked and ground, they make the base of a kuzhambu. A kilo keeps a podi-making kitchen going for months. Choosing between dried chillies? Long chillies for everyday heat and podi; Kashmiri whole for colour with milder heat; bird's eye for the hottest dishes.

Tip: Dry-roast the chillies on a low flame until they just crisp, then cool before grinding. The podi keeps its colour.

Goes well with: Heera Coriander Whole, Heera Methi / Fenugreek Seeds, Heera Black Mustard Seeds

Whole dried red chillies

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