Ground pasilla chile powder. Other names for this chili are chilaca and anchor. Mild in flavor and good for coloring. PASILLA CHILES The Pasilla is similar to a dried Ancho Chile. Pasilla, Spanish for "little raisin", have a thin flesh with some grape/berry flavors and herbaceous tones. Used in mole sauces as well as seafood sauces and casseroles. It's a mild heat flavor!! In the US its also called Ancho Chile.