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  • noun Plural form of chilli.

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Examples

  • Except for the Edinburgh doorstep, where I intend to try for chillis.

    Archive 2009-01-01 Jean 2009

  • The dish contains the potent Dorset naga and the Jolokia, or ghost naga, both reputed to be among the hottest varieties chillis in the world, Ali added.

    'Killer' curry competition hospitalises two 2011

  • Temper it with bay leaves, red chillis, cumin seeds and ginger and stir around for a few seconds.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Nupur 2008

  • I was brought up in Jalisco by the sea on a basic diet – tomatoes, chillis, peppers of every size and rice, which is a Mexican staple.

    What's in your basket, Gael García Bernal? Dr John Briffa 2010

  • For more exotic seasonings, you might look to other culinary traditionsSouthwestern (cumin and dried chillis, roasted fresh peppers, cilantro) or Asian (scallions and ginger).

    Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009

  • For a more spicy pickle, add garlic and chillis to the brine.

    Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009

  • Corn; basil and coriander; mustard leaves; mottled green, purple and red peppers; hot chillis; yellow and green courgettes; gem squash and butternuts; French beans; tomatoes: and aubergines, strangely bulbous, purplish hewed, firm.

    The Garden Game 2009

  • It is a pizza topped with fresh green chilli, jalepeno chillis, chilli beef, tandoori chicken, and it's probably hot sauce as the base too.

    Pizza Suicide tenshi_a 2009

  • Corn; basil and coriander; mustard leaves; mottled green, purple and red peppers; hot chillis; yellow and green courgettes; gem squash and butternuts; French beans; tomatoes: and aubergines, strangely bulbous, purplish hewed, firm.

    The Garden Game 2009

  • Know the hollandaise ratio and technique rather than a specific recipe for hollandaise sauce, and you can infuse it with chillis, or reduced red wine and rosemary for roasted leg of lamb.

    Ratio Michael Ruhlman 2009

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