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Homemade Chili Powder

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Homemade Chili PowderCookbook cover image courtesy of Random House

When you combine powdered chiles with cumin and other ingredients to make a spice mix for chili con carne, you are turning chile powder into chili powder.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cup

Ingredients

1 cup ancho powder
1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

Preparation

  1. Combine all of the ingredients in a small mixing bowl and stir until thoroughly blended. Store the chili powder in an airtight container.

From The Texas Cowboy Cookbook by Robb Walsh Copyright (c) 2007 by Robb Walsh. Published by Broadway Books. Robb Walsh, "the Indiana Jones of food writers" (Liane Hanson, NPR), is the restaurant critic for the Houston Press, and occasional commentator for NPR's Weekend Edition, the former food columnist for Natural History magazine, and former editor in chief of Chile Pepper magazine. He is the author of Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook and The Tex Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos, and the co-author of several other cooking and travel books. He lives in Houston, Texas.
TagsTex-MexAmericanOreganoHerbs & SpicesAncho ChileChileVegetableNut FreeGluten FreeDairy FreeVeganVegetarianKetoEasyQuickMake Ahead5 Ingredients or FewerNo-CookCookbooks
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