kashmiri red chillies

kashmiri red chillies

kashmiri red chillies are also famous as kashmiri mirchi or kashmiri mirch. Kashmiri red chilli is a

best ingredient to flavor the Indian recipes.Chilli is the most imperative and integral part of any

cooking be it red or green, making any bland food palatable is done by this magical spice. Indian

food is incomplete without bright red chilli.Kashmiri red chillies are smaller, rounder and less pungent

but give a very vibrant red colour to a dish. Finely ground and distinctly flavoured, Kashmiri red

chillies are selectively bred for colour and flavour. They are available in a wide range of colour

values, the best are bright red and valued for their high colour retention. These ‘Kashmiri Red Chillies’

will impart a wonderful deep red colour into your Indian/Thai/Oriental without adding too much heat.

They are in demand for their gorgeous colouring characteristics and their mild heat. The traditional

preparation of these whole dried chillies are to soak them in water then ground into a paste before

adding to a dish.kASHMIRI Red chilis are an excellent source of vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene.

One regular chili has 10% of the daily recommended value of vitamin A. Also they are very high in

vitamin C; one red chili pepper contains over 100% of the daily recommended value. They are also a

good source of minerals such as copper, manganese, iron, magnesium and potassium.Kashmiri red chilli

are popularly called as kashmiri mirch, degi mirch packed in different quantities, when this special

ingredient is added to any recipe the heat, aroma draws anybody towards it which is truly magical.

They are available in wide varieties; farmers sell their produce of different types of chilli ranging

from taste, size, aroma, hot and pungent taste, color, quality and price. They are stocked in almost

all the grocery stores, retail stores, super markets, and big markets.kashmiri red chillies are used

as Colourful snacks too.Just slit them, remove the seeds, stuff them with spicy cheese mixture, dip

them in besan batter and deep fry. Or marinate some shelled tiger prawns in a mixture of Kashmiri

red chilli paste, ginger-garlic paste and salt for a while, roll them in semolina and deep fry.

These taste great with mocktails or cocktails.