Chilli - Dry Crushed Powder, Flakes & Pods | Essential Culinary Spice For Global Cuisines

Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Capsicum
Species: Capsicum annum, Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum chinense
Popular name: Mirchi

Uses
Chilli is the fruit of plant belonging to Capsicum genus. It is one of the most used spice for garnishing dishes. It is an indispensable spice used as basic ingredient in everyday cuisine all over the world. The chilli powder is made by crushing the dried chilli having chilli flakes and chilli pods. Dry chilly is extensively used as spice in curried dishes. It has been an important culinary spice to be included in different cuisines like Italian food, Mexican food, Chinese food, French food, Japanese Food, and Indian food. Chilli was used in variety of forms like green chilli sauce, salsas, red chilli sauce, chilli powder. Chilli is hot and stimulating with very less aroma when eaten. It is used as an ingredient in curry powder and in seasonings