pod-i.d. Need help identifying a "known" chili

[Coup]

Howdy guys, so I got a bit of a weird question.

In the subcontinent, places like Pakistan and India, they use a chili that is just referred to as "green chili" or "chili". It's a small variety, looks a bit like a Thai chili. My wife is Pakistani and we use them a lot in cooking, and I even had my mother-in-law send over a seed packet from Pakistan disguised as a birthday card.

Anyway I've grown this variety for a couple years, but about two have passed since we last cultivated them successfully and with moving, job, etc, just haven't had time to grow them. My remaining seeds I had from my previous harvest have done very poorly in terms of germination, so I have a couple of stunted plants that are outside in the raised beds and am worried if they will survive or not.

As a backup I want to see if you guys recognize these peppers, that way I can order more if my plants from my seed stock did poorly. If the visual element isn't helpful I bet you could mosey on down to any Indian grocery store and find this chili pepper there to try out. It's very hot for its size and is usually harvested green. I'm attaching some photos of the harvest plus the plants to give you an idea!

 

[Grass Snake]

looks like it could be Punjab small hot.

 

[Coup]

It could be. My mother-in-law just calls it "karela mirch", but says she doesn't know the variety name itself. Apparently Pakistan has a lot of hybrid varieties so it may be impossible to know which one this is specifically. Also that's crazy you are just down the road from me brother!

 

[Grass Snake]

Howdy neighbor!! There's a few active members from this area. Texas Hot Peppers is up in Anna. @Dougthehead stays somewhere close to you. Not the best but not the worst place to grow peppers.

 

[Coup]

Lots of family nearby then!

And I think this place is great for growing peppers, I've had a ton of success over the years. It's tomatoes I can't get to stay alive lol

 

[Grass Snake]

The smaller tomato varieties tend to do better for me.

 

[Downriver]

Kashmiri might be a possibility as well.

 

[SatanicFlatIron]

Kashmiri might be a possibility as well.

I don't know if there are other cultivars with this name, but kashmiri mirch has a medium width as a chilli (the one in the center of the photo is 0.8 inches at the base), compared to the thin ones from the OP but I can't quite figure out the actual size from his photos

 

[Coup]

Kashmiri might be a possibility as we

Kashmiri mirch has a more unique flavor to regular chilies, which is why you can buy them separately in powdered form at the store.

I would say your typical green chili is about 1-1.5 inches in length, pretty small usually.

I asked some Pakistani gardeners about it and they said that a lot of chilies in Pakistan are sold as generic "F1 Hybrid Green Chili" without a real name attached to it, and it's likely that's what I'm growing.

The closest I've seen to a name is Jwala Finger Chili, since it seems to match the profile of my cultivar but I haven't tasted the peppers so I can't know for sure.

 

[DementedWelder]

My Afghani friends say "Hari Mirch" is the name they use around the Pakistan border.

 

[HerbCasa]

Kashmiri mirch has a more unique flavor to regular chilies, which is why you can buy them separately in powdered form at the store.

I would say your typical green chili is about 1-1.5 inches in length, pretty small usually.

I asked some Pakistani gardeners about it and they said that a lot of chilies in Pakistan are sold as generic "F1 Hybrid Green Chili" without a real name attached to it, and it's likely that's what I'm growing.

The closest I've seen to a name is Jwala Finger Chili, since it seems to match the profile of my cultivar but I haven't tasted the peppers so I can't know for sure.

I think you're getting warm...


Gather similar looking "generic" chilis of known varieties and do taste tests side by side. Might be how you can narrow it down.