Fine (regular) red chili powder. Cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper - cayenne pepper. Dried chilies can be used in curries and almost any other type of slowly cooked liquid, as the flavor seeps in and savors the food. A variety of ground chilies are available to be used in a wide range of curries, sauces, pickles, chutneys, and pastas. Medicinal Properties: Aside from its eye opening flavor, perhaps the most striking feature of chili peppers is their vitamin C content: 91 milligrams in 1/4 cup of fresh chili peppers. Although we don't eat chili peppers in large quantities, the amount of vitamin C is still significant. Red chili peppers are full of beta-carotene. The nutritional aspect of hot peppers most interesting to researchers today, however, it is capsaicin, the compound that gives chili peppers their "burn." Capsaicin seems to have a positive effect on blood cholesterol, and it also works as a blood thinner. And the "high" that some people experience when eating fire-chopped foods is perfectly safe: Some scientists theorize that in response to the discomfort caused by children's "burning", the brain releases endorphins, substances that, at high levels, they can create a feeling of pleasure.
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