Dried Red Teja/S17 Chili - Whole

Chilies are used as an essential ingredient in spicy foods across multiple cuisines. Therefore, chilies are called the queen of spices. It is used in various foods as ingredients, viz., vegetarian and non-vegetarian curries, fried items, and fast foods. Among different varieties of chili peppers, the Teja or S17 have the fieriest hotness. Other similar variety is Indo 5. Teja Pepper is considered to be one of the hottest chilies with a high pungency level (55000 to 80000 SHU) in India. The length of the fully grown Teja chili ranges within 5-6 cms (excluding the stem) and has the color value of 50-70 ASTA. This Teja chili helps immensely to improve the taste and aroma, with pleasant reddish visuals of the cooked food. Along with improved taste, these Capsaicin peppers have excellent medical usages and remedies, and hence, also utilized in the health sector. Teja pepper is among the most wanted chili varieties, having an overwhelming demand in international and domestic markets.

• Capsaicinoids relieve the heartburn among the peoples having issues of acid reflux.
• Capsaicin improves the acidity condition in the digestive tract and avoids constipation.
• The alkaloid compound has anti-bacterial, anti-diabetic, and anti-cancer properties.
• Dried Teja/S17 is used in vegetable curries and non-vegetarian gravy and fried dishes.
• The dried Teja chili has a specialty in cooking meat products, both as curries or roast.