This is called Gandhari chilli, after a strong willed woman from the Mahabharata. The name is apt, because once you have tasted it, the hot taste will linger in your mouth for a long time. The plant looks very attractive with bright green leaves and small orange chillies.
Sinceit is so hot, I use one small chilli in my sambhar, and remember to take it out before starting to eat my dinner.These chillies are a fraction of the size of the Cayenne peppers we generally use, but much spicier than the longer cousin. They are also called Kashmiri chillies. The plant looks good among flowers in a border , in a garden which is not visited by children.
Amazing to see Indian chilli varieties. Most attractive looking plants, especially with the profusion of red and green chillies on them.
ReplyDeleteI can't take this chilli... it will be too hot for me ;-) This morning, as I was walking around a neighbourhood, I saw some chilli plants that has small little chillies just like this one.
ReplyDeleteThis chilli is very fiery indeed, small but wooh..very very hot!
ReplyDeleteSo ornamental in its own way
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Chillies look so attractive. They just cry out to take them and cook something delicious. I do not use very, very hot ones, but it is nice when they have a bite. I like to make chilli jam.
ReplyDeleteInteresting story about the chilli.I have a plant something like this.Chilli quite hot too.
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Hello. Chilis peppers are hot as hell, not only in eating, but also when preparing food. If you do not bathe himself in good hands and touches the mouth, the eye is cruel bakes. I use, but I think. Yours
ReplyDeleteI love spicy food. Tried growing chilly plants and so far I failed miserably. So far, I have only harvested 1 chilli and had over 8 to 9 plants died under my care!! What a statistics right! Ha ha....but I haven't given up. Just sowed some chilli seeds on my vegie patch this evening. Cross my fingers that I would one day have abundant of chillies in my garden, similar to yours!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful plant! Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteWe called it chili padi here or the bird's eye chili, very very hot, but something I cannot do without in my cooking!
ReplyDeleteHeard of this chilli and wish I could grow one too. Looks real hot!!!!
ReplyDeletehow much sunlight do chillies need .ive planted a few in my balcony,they've germinated last week ,and ive kept it outside,so now it gets about 2-3 hours of sun.im going green without using any type of fertilisers except manure or tea.
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