Food styling for Ingredients-Dry Red chillies

The hottest ingredient in the kitchen, literally, there are some kinds of chillies that rank mild on the scale and then there are a few innocent looking ones that can get you clenching your fists and biting your tongue. Chillies are extremely crucial for several world cuisines, especially Indian food where no dish is complete without a little sprinkling of this spicy flavour note.This fiery ingredient brings alive a Kashmiri Rogan Josh, a Rajasthani Laal Maas, South India’s much-loved rasam, Goa’s famous vindaloo, and is widely accredited for creating some of the most piquant dips, chutneys and accompaniments. Even a simple tadka of dried red chillies doused in ghee is enough to render a distinct character to just about any preparation.