Birds Eye Green Chillies...

[ummmm]

Couldn't get any earlier. Anyone got idea how many largish mild green chillies would be needed?

I'm doing a Thai green curry.

[EcclesCake]

2-3,I'd use two have a taste and then add more if my eyes aren't watering!

[EcclesCake]

I assume this for the paste?

[ummmm]

Would you actually taste the curry paste before it's cooked?

[EcclesCake]

Yep,there's nothing in it that put me off tasting it raw.

[EcclesCake]

having looked at one of my recipes, it suggests 3 chillis.

[ummmm]

Cool. I'll do that then. Thanks for your help :-)

[EcclesCake]

You're welcome.

[ummmm]

My recipe, using birds eye, suggests 4. I take most of the seeds out though.

I've just made broth for a chicken noodle soup and used two red chillies of the same type and it isn't overly spicy.

[theshedman]

Yes you can always add more but you can't take it away. A tip for using birds eye chillies or any hot ones is to put the smallest dab of oil on the fingertips of the hand holding the chillies and you will not get any of the problems that some have of stinging eyes or other parts. Learnt from experience.

[EcclesCake]

The seeds and membrane are where the heat is.

You could simmer the broth with more chilli, or add some sliced chilli to the finished dish.

Without knowing the actual variety and what your heat tolerance is it is a bit like asking how long is a piece of string.

[ummmm]

It's nicely spicy. I have some raw to sprinkle on the finished soup.

Just an idea how many mild chillies equal a hot chilli.

Shedman - I've been caught out loads as well.

[theshedman]

Never get caught out now since I found this way to do it. It was very painful first time though as it involved trip to WC.

[EcclesCake]

Even using the Scoville scale I wouldn't want to draw a graph to answer your question and it is so much harder in the UK where so many chillis are just labelled red or green.....like we need a label to tell us the colour!

If you give me a mo I'll find a comparison for some of the more popular chillis sold in the UK.

[theshedman]

The scale I usually use is the smaller they are the hotter they are. Not always right but it works most of the time.

[EcclesCake]

Hope this helps a bit.

cayenne,Serrano, jalapeño and scotch bonnet are all popular in the supermarkets.

How they are grown also affects their heat and nibbling the tip will give you a clue to their heat.

[EcclesCake]

And here's the link. http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/shop/chilli-products/fresh-chillies.html

[theshedman]

I bought my last lot of chilli plants from there EcclesCake. Bit hard to find it though. My mother who is nearly 80 thought it was nice of them to give you some chocolate with tea and coffee and ate it all before she realised it was chili chocolate the look on her face was priceless as her idea of spices is a tiny bit of salt and pepper.

[EcclesCake]

That reminds me of some chilli ice cream a friend bought. He had a couple of spoons and had to call it a day, calling him a wimp I demanded he handed it over and I started to eat it after a couple of spoons I too was sweating but couldn't lose face :-(

For chilli seeds I can also recommend Otter Farm, they have some really interesting varieties.

[ummmm]

Cheers, I'll book mark that link.

I used 5 chillies leaving all the seeds in. It's about the same heat as the 4 chillies with seeds removed.

I'm looking forward to dinner now :-)

[EcclesCake]

LOL, I've just looked at the recipe I referred to earlier and it serves two!

Enjoy your curry....I haven't made on for a while, I think it will be on the menu next week now :-)