Byadgi Chilli
Karnataka · Mild to Medium heat
Byadgi is a wrinkled-skin dry red chilli variety from Karnataka, prized more for its deep red colour than for heat, and widely used to colour curries and powders.
Origin
Karnataka, India.
Primary Uses
- Colour
- Chilli powder
- Spice blends
- South Indian cooking
Related Varieties
- Teja S17 — from Guntur, high heat
- Guntur Sannam — from Guntur, high heat
- Mundu — from Tamil Nadu
- Kashmiri Chilli — from Kashmir, also colour-focused
Journal
Read more in Reading a Chilli by Its Heat, Its Colour and Its Skin.