Fresh chillies Well, we have now picked all the fruit off our chilli plants, so that is the end of the fresh chilli season for this year. The traditional preparation of these whole dried chillies are to soak them in water then ground into a paste before adding to a dish.

A powder of Kashmiri red chillies can be added to marinades, and while frying onions and tomatoes for preparing curries. Information and statements about products are not intended to be used to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health condition. To use in a dish, you can either pop the chillies in whole, chop them up, or re-hydrate them and blend them to a paste before adding them. Simply soak in warm water for 10 – 15 minutes, remove and then crush down to the consistency you want. One of the most popular in our range, Kashmiri chillies are particularly renowned for the lovely red colour they impart when added to dishes.

Kashmiri pepper appears wrinkled and rough, often brownish when traditionally dried (long dry), but contains densly concentrated Red pigment material. South Devon Chilli Farm are chilli experts, whose freshly grown chilli crops are used to make their delicious and award-winning range of products, from sauces to chocolate. These 'Kashmiri Red Chillies' will impart a wonderful deep red colour into your Indian/Thai/Oriental without adding too much heat. Traditionally these whole dried chillies are soaked in water then ground into a paste before adding to a dish, as this method intensifies even further their colour.

Culinary Uses • If you want to impart an appealing red colour to the food without making it too hot and spicy, then this is the perfect red chilli variety for you. It can also be blended in equal proportion with a spicier red chilli powder if you want both colour and hotness. Tour of Sea Spring Farm Guided tours of Sea Spring Farm – the home of Sea Spring Seeds and Sea Spring Plants.Available in a wide range of colour values, the best varieties are bright red and valued for their high colour retention.

They are all items that we use ourselves on our nursery, or would use if we gardened on a smaller scale! It can be added to curries, vegetable dishes, tomato sauce, soups and stews in whole, crushed and powdered forms as required by the recipe. Seed production • Development of growing techniques • Variety trials Each tour will be around two hours long and will be limited to 20 people. For using in the kitchen, they should be picked when red and dried in a dehydrator, conservatory or warm, sunny spot in the house. Environment Information System, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.According to the Spices Board of India, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Kashmiri Chillies are mainly grown in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, but also in places such as Goa. Chilli Greeting Cards and postcards Beautiful, chilli-themed postcards and greeting cards (left blank for your own message). Garden Sundries An assortment of useful – and often hard to find – gardening tools that we highly recommend.