Chilli's often get wasted if you buy a bag of them from the supermarket. A cheaper way to buy them is loose from a local shop. An even cheaper way is to buy a plant and grow your own!
They are really cheap from a garden centre from about May (about £4 from B&Q or Homebase, cheaper probably from a plant stall somewhere). Just keep in on a sunny windowsill and water when dry but not too much. If the soil is dry, water it. If it goes a bit yellow, you've watered it too much so leave it alone for a while and it should perk up.
First there will be flowers. Then come the chillies. And the more you pick, the more will grow. Like magic! If it is a green variety then pick them when they look like chillies. If they are red, purple or yellow, then they will be green to start with but will change colour as they ripen in the sun.
If you cook with a lot of chillies then this is definitely the cheapest and most handy way to go.
If you get really into it then try growing from seed! You will need to sow them in about March on a warm windowsill.
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