7 Indian Dry Red Chillies To Spice Up Your Life With
7 Indian Dry Red Chillies To Spice Up Your Life With
By Shreya Goswami
If you are a home cook interested in cooking up dishes from various Indian cuisines, then stocking up on these dry red chilli varieties is the best thing you can do.
Bird's Eye Chilli
Grown largely in Manipur and Mizoram, it scores 30,000 to 100,000 SHU on the Scolville scale.
Mathania
Popularly known as the Lal Badshah of Rajasthan, it scores 50,000 to 70,000 SHU on the Scolville scale.
Byadagi
Grown in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, it scores 8,000 to 15,000 SHU on the Scolville scale.
Guntur
Grown extensively in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur region, it scores 30,000 to 40,000 SHU on the Scolville scale.
Bhoot Jolokia
Grown and used across the Northeastern states, this chilli scores high at 1,041,427 SHU on the Scolville scale.
Kashmiri
Famed for its vibrant red colour, it scores between 1,000 to 2,000 SHU in the Scolville scale.
Boriya
Grown in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, it scores 800,000 to 1,000,000 SHU on the Scolville scale.