To make the truffles, if using a whole chilli, toast in a dry pan over a medium heat then blend into a powder in a spice grinder. (Skip this step if using ground pasilla) Heat the cream ...

The pasilla chile or chile negro is the dried form of the chilaca chili pepper, a long and narrow member of species Capsicum annuum. Named for its dark, wrinkled skin (literally little raisin), it ...