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Dried Red Chilli
Chilli is the dried ripe fruit of the genus Capsicum. Capsicum annuum is an annual sub âshrub, the flowers of which are borne singly and fruits usually pendent, which provide red peppers, cayenne, paprika and chillies and sweet pepper (bell pepper) a mild form with large inflated fruits. Capsicum frutescence is a perennial chilly with small sized pods which are highly pungent. It is commonly known as bird chilly and Tabasco. Details : Different Varieties Birds Eye Chilli(dhani) Grown in Mizoram & some areas of Manipur Blood red in colour,highly pungent Harvesting season-October to December Available in Calcutta market Asta colour value-41.7 Capsaicin-0.589% Byadagi(kaddi) Grown in Dharwar Karnataka Red in colour with less pungency or without pungency Harvesting season-January to May Annual Production-21,000 tonnes Available in Hubli-Dharwad markets Asta colour value-159.9 Capsaicin-Negligible ellachipur Sannam-s4 Type Grown in Amaravathi District of Maharashtra Reddish in colour and very hot Harvesting season-September to December Available in Bombay,Delhi,Ahemedabad and Nagpur Asta colour value - 70.40 Capsaicin-0.2% Guntur Sannam-S4 Type Grown in Guntur,Warangal,Khammam Districts of Andhra Pradesh Skin thick,hot and red Harvesting season December to May Annual Production - 2,80,000 tonnes Available in Guntur market Asta colour value- 32.11 Capsaicin-0.226% Hindpur-S7 Grown in Hindpur in Andhra Pradesh Red in colour,hot and highly pungent Harvesting season- December to March Available in Hindpur Capsaicin-0.24 Asta colour value- 33.00 Jwala Grown in Kheda, Mehsana & in South Gujarat Highly pungent, light red in colour,short and the seeds are compact Harvesting season-September to December Available in Unjha market Capsaicin-0.4% Kanthari-white Grown in Kerala & some parts of Tamil Nadu Short and ivory white in colour with high pungency Mainly grown as a homestead crop Available in the markets throughout the year
