Chillies suitable for Indian Cuisine

tori · May 17, 2008

Hi

I would be very grateful if anyone could advise me if they know of any varieties of chilli specifically suited to Indian Cuisine.
I know many restaurants like to use their chillies green, which chillies are good to pick green?

Thanks (again!)

Omri · May 17, 2008

Green chiles for Indian food? really, green?

Daisy7117 · May 17, 2008

My favorite for Indian cooking is the Kashmiri chilli, but there are other Asian varieties that are suitable, Kitazawa Seed Company is a good source and has been in business for 91 years
http://www.kitazawaseed.com/

and Exotic Seeds of India also offers some nice chilli varieties from India
http://www.seedsofindia.com/

Omri · May 17, 2008

Well Kashmiri is only used fully ripen. the bright red color is one of the reasons of using it. :shocked:

Yep I like Kashmiri, but many other chiles are just as good. try some of the African chiles, they're actually pretty good. some of the Cayenne types especially.

Sanj · May 17, 2008

Hi Tori,

Any type of long cayenne, picked green should be fine for Indian cousine. Make sure, the green chilli has already matured before picking, so it is not too green.

Other chillies that works for indian cooking is any Thai Variety, PC-1, and Lousiana Cayenne. Here is my LA cayenne from last year. THey work great making stuffed potato paratha...yumm.
Happy growing..

Daisy7117 · May 17, 2008

Yep, I also like the cayennes and Thai chillies in my cooking to add some heat....
Tori, you should also look in the recipe section here, there's some really great stuff.....[I'm definitely going try to make that fish recipe with the Kashmiri chillies that you posted Omri]

Nice looking looking plants Sanjay!

Davetaylor · May 17, 2008

I've been told that pusa jawala are good to use in indian cooking (hope so cos i've got some growing this year)

scoville · May 17, 2008

Sanj said:
Hi Tori,

Any type of long cayenne, picked green should be fine for Indian cousine. Make sure, the green chilli has already matured before picking, so it is not too green.

Other chillies that works for indian cooking is any Thai Variety, PC-1, and Lousiana Cayenne. Here is my LA cayenne from last year. THey work great making stuffed potato paratha...yumm.
Happy growing..

S

tuffed potatoe who?Recipie please!

tori · May 18, 2008

Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply. I have checked out those really helpful links thanks and the picture of the Louisiana Cayenne was wonderful. I get so carried away reading al the threads in the gardening i never thought to look in recipes!
Thanks again

chilehunter · May 18, 2008

omri - I agree with your thoughts about "green chiles" but sometimes thats all ya have, but then they dont taste as good but theres some chiles that do taste good green as they do if ripe. but just a few. kung pao chiles tasted good green (for my taste buds)

tori - heres what CCN says about indian cuisine chiles

http://www.chileplants.com/search.a...Search=True&SearchMode=simple&SearchButton=Go