Chili Flakes - 250 g

It is all about the spicy taste of Chili Flakes, is bigger, which is come from natural taste from Sri Lankan soil.

The ground red pepper or red chili powder ( Cayenne Chili ), the Tropical Finest Chili is made using premium quality home grown chili fruit. It is dried and pulverized under strict hygienic conditions, almost using very authentic and traditional methods.

These chili are not grown under Polyhouses. As all the Tropical Finest products are taken from natural soil, there is no diminishing to the nutritious of each.

The Chili Powder is one of major spices using when cooking spicy foods, and also used a spice blend or seasoning mix, to add pungency and flavour to culinary. It is mild to moderately spicy, smoky with a slight hint of sweetness, which depends on the content you add to the dishes. And the hot spicy is also depending on the chili type that using to mix the bled.

Back to speaking about the Chili Powder shown here, can be used as a blend of spices including ground black pepper, oregano, cumin, garlic powder and ginger powder, depending on the culinary dish you prepare.

Simple usages of Chili Powder are, when you cook fried veggie or non-veggie curries, Pizzas, Pastas, fried rice, noodles, lamprais, porridges, fried nuts such as cashew, peanut, chick peas, mung beans and other peas, also authentic Sri Lanka curries, a bit of chili powder(one fourth or half of a teaspoon for less spicy, 1-2 teaspoons for more spicy) could be used in the frying moment.

Sri Lankan Kottu, Coconut Sambal and Young Jack Fruit Curry,

Japanese Nanami and Shichime Togarashi, La-yu, Sweet Potato chili,

Italian peperoncino, lentils, risottos, Olio Santo, Piatto della Memoria Perduta,

Spanish flavour Patatas, Bravas, Chilaquiles Rojos, Rice

German Mailtaschen, Currywurst, Oktoberfest, Crockpot, Bulgur Vegetarian, Chili Sin Carne,

French Moules Marinières, French Fries, Cheese Fries

Austrian Bosna, Liptauer Cheese Spread, Chili Con Blarneuy

Portuguese Frango no Churrasco, Piri Piri Potatoes, Zippy's Chili, Nando Sauce, Chorizo Chili, Smoky Chipotle, Vindaloo,

Russian Solyyanka, Cincinnati Chili, AdJika, Buckwheat chili, Cabbage Rolls, Manchurian, 

Chinese Sichuan dishes, Chiu Chow Chili Sauces, British Baked Bean Chili, Smoky Bean Chili, Mapo Tofu, Schezwan Fried Rice, Garlic Noodles,

Mexican Pati Jinich, Enchiladas, Tamales, Toreados,

Indian Masala curries, Khatta Dhokla, Paneer Recipes, Phall Curry, Biriyani, Bread Pakora Crispy Malasa Bhindi etc..  are some of well-known recipes with Chili powder.

And it is used in Soups, Salads, Fajitas, Tacos, Stews, Mix grills, Spicy Buns and Bread, Cheese dishes, Chili Con Carne and also flavoured sweets items such as Chocolates, Toffees, Burgers, Hot Dogs, Submarines etc...

And slight usage of Chili powder, salt and sugar with fruit drinks made from Orange, Mango, Passion Fruit, Pine Apple, Apple, Wood Apple, Lemon, Watermelon and also use in hot lime juices,  Cocktails, Tomato, Garlic and Chili Sauces, would give you an extra delicate heat.

Additional Information :

When it is compared to the spicy grades of the Chili in the common usages, the Bell Pepper, Papprika, Capsicum( Banana Pepper), Jalapeno are less spicy , other than the Capsicum Hot Pepper ( Bird's Eye Chili), Cayenne Pepper and Scotch Bonnet are much spicy, where the Habanero, Ghost Pepper, Carolina Pepper, Pepper X are the most spiciest for the foods.

When it comes to health benefits from Chili, regular intake of the spice, supports heart health, to lower the Cholesterol level to reduce the risk of heart diseases, improve the blood circulation and also used as a pain relief. And Chili is a great source of Antioxidants.

And some researches says that eating chili helps to reduce swelling and boost the metabolism, that could help to loose your weight by burning the belly fat as it promotes the digestive health and it flushes off the harmful bacteria from the stomach, intestine and digestive tract to keep them healthy.

And daily chili consumption ( 0.5 - 3.0 g )gives a support to repair liver damages and stall the progression of liver fibrosis.

But keep in mind that you should have a slight use of this, not a much of with foods.

Scientific name: Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens