Get to know how to dry red chillies in simple steps! Homemade Dried Red Chillies are the simplest of the DIY. Really! Take your green chillies which are showing signs of turning red and just store them in a dark corner and let the time do its work!
More homemade simple ideas are – homemade cake flour, homemade dried mint, homemade cumin powder.
All you have to do is select the green chillies with a slight red tinge, wash and dry them, and leave them in a dark corner of your kitchen to dry out.
Within 2-3 days you will see them change color from green to red/ orange.
You need to let them dry till the water content is lost, otherwise, it will get mold as soon as you store them.
They also dry well in the sun but they may turn black very quickly. So keep an eye.
Wasn’t it easy-peasy!
Top Ways to Dry Red Chilies at Home
How To Dry Red Chillies
Materials
- green chilies
Instructions
- When buying green chillies, select chilies which have started turning just a wee bit red around the mouth or any other part.
- Place them in a dark corner of the kitchen.
- After a few days, you will notice that the whole chilli has turned red and has wrinkled. It means that you are on right track.
- Just be patient and allow some more days of sunlight till it totally looses water content and become dry. Once it reaches this stage, remove and store in an airtight container in a clean and dry place.
