Chillies

1. When buying dried chillies, select the crinkled variety.
2. When a recipe calls for dried chillies to be ground, always soak the chillies in water until they are soft before grinding.  If hot water is used, the soaking  time will be shorter.
3. For a milder flavor in a curry, remove seeds of or dried chillies.
4. Add or reduce the number of chillies or the amount chili powder given in a recipe, according to taste.
5. If a recipe calls for dried chillies to be roasted, do this in a dry pan over low heat stirring now and then to prevent burning.

Lemon Grass

Only about 6-7 cm (2 1/2-3 in) of the root end should be used.

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