Fresh red and green chillies
Unripe chillies: grassier and sharper than red.
Kinds
- Large green chillies
- Cabai hijau — mild, and the bulk of sambal ijo.
- Green bird's eye
- Rawit — small, for heat.
- Jalapeño or serrano
- Workable stand-ins.
Knowing it
- Where to buy
- Southeast Asian and Indian grocers.