Tonight it's homemade chili.

[Trish]

The secret ingredient in my chilli is garam masala.

Is it for heat or flavor?

[AZ Jim]

I'd be afraid of something like that masking or interfering with the taste of the chili. Sometimes I'll crumble up several Saltines into my bowl, just to add some texture, but those are pretty bland.

I used to do that to introduce a different texture to the dish but the I tried CHEEZ-IT's starting with original then the hotter stuff. Better than just crumbled saltine crackers.

[Common Sense]

Is it for heat or flavor?

Flavour.

It's a mixture of several spices. It has black and white peppercorns, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, mace and some other spices.

[Common Sense]

I'll usually throw some beer in there too. Or red wine and usually a splash of vinegar.

[Common]

I always avoided chili, its got enough cholesterol to kill a mule. But a spanish friend of my wife gave her a recipe for turkey chili and the way she seasons the meat, it looks and tastes just like beef. I dont want it all the time but once in a while its ok

[Standing Wolf]

[Captain Obvious]

Are you and the wife beans or no beans in the chili people?

I don't use beans in mine, I hate being farty.

I use corn instead.

[Dr. Who]

I always avoided chili, its got enough cholesterol to kill a mule. But a spanish friend of my wife gave her a recipe for turkey chili and the way she seasons the meat, it looks and tastes just like beef. I dont want it all the time but once in a while its ok

Chili doesn't have to contain any meat at all. However, all of that excessive cholesterol comes from using fatty hamburger meat, which is not original to chili. Original chili was made with meat chopped to the size of a pecan. Any meat would do, even rattlesnake.

[resister]

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I don't use beans in mine, I hate being farty.

I use corn instead.

[Peter1469]

I will make chili when it gets colder. Beef. Red kidney beans (not other types for real chili).