Mamta any ideas on the traditional dry chilli chicken recipe from Indian?

Hello Devan

Chilli chicken is very popular in Indian restaurants in India. It is Chines, or rather a modification of a Chinese recipe to suit the Indian palate. I don?t have this recipe, but there are many on the web and they look pretty similar.

Mamta

Hello Mamta,

I often use fresh green chillies in my cooking, however in conversation a few days ago dried Kashimiri chillies were recommended to be better for Indian cooking. What do you recommend?

Regards

JL

Kashmiri chillies give a redder colour to the curry, I think.

Shashi

I would think if you can get one type of chillies more easily than others and you are ok with them, shouldn't be much reason why you can't use them instead.

I agree with Steven AskCy, you use whatever you can get easily and what you like the taste of. Green chillies are generally used a bit differently to red chilli powder and taste different. Powder is easier to store and generally used in making curry gravies, but there is no reason why you shouldn't use green chillies for curries.

Shashi is also right in saying that, Kashmiri chillies give a nicer colour to the curries.

mamta

Mamta I've often heard members of my family raving about kashmiri red chillies when they lived in India. They would say the flavour was unbeatable and not comparable to any other type of red chilli. But try as I might I cannot find any difference in flavour - is it just me, or is it that you simply can't get authentic fresh kashmiri chillies in the UK like the ones you get in india?

Liza