Heera Kashmiri Chilli Whole 50g

Goan fish curry at a friend's in Margao, the colour of a sunset and barely hot.

• What: Whole dried Kashmiri chillies
• Pack: 50 g
• Brand: Heera, from P&B (Foods) Ltd, Bradford
• Best for: Red masala pastes, tempering, homemade chilli powder

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 across Britain and Europe. This small bag holds whole dried Kashmiri chillies.

They are wrinkled, dark red and mild. Soaked and ground, they give Goan and Mangalorean masalas, vindaloo and chettinad pastes their colour without taking over. Snapped into a tadka, they add a red flash to dal. Choosing between whole chillies? Kashmiri for colour; Heera Chilli Whole Long for sharper heat; Heera Bird's Eye Chilli for fierce heat in small amounts.

Tip: Snip off the stalks and shake out most of the seeds before soaking. The paste comes out smoother and redder.

Goes well with: Heera Coriander Whole, Heera Tamarind, Heera Chilli Whole Long

Fine-Ground Red Chillies,

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