Dalle Khursani botanical illustration

Dalle Khursani

Capsicum annuum

A small, hot Himalayan chinense-type chile included for Himalayan cuisine and flavor-match research.

Very hot 100,000–350,000 SHU
Flavor
Tropical, floral.
Origin
Sikkim and West Bengal India
Best uses
Fresh / pickle
Days to maturity
90-120

How the heat plays out

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Builds gradually, climbs to a very high peak, and lingers, felt in the mouth and throat. Aromatic, building

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Sources

  1. PM FME Detailed Project Report of Dalley Khorsani Pickle Unit National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management
  2. Dalle Khursani GI registration details Intellectual Property India
  3. Red cherry pepper (Dalle khursani): remunerative organic crop for doubling the farmers' income of Sikkim Boniface Lepcha et al. / Indian Farming, ICAR