Topic: Fake Kashmiri chillis

[Madrasandy]

  n ox

[chewytikka]

N.Ox
Question: Do you actually have and use Kashmiri Chillis (Whole or Powdered) ? 

MA
I would go with SD

[Madrasandy]

Cheers chewy, I use Kashmiri chilli powder, and would have liked to grind my own using the dried chillis, is MDH Kashmiri Mirch the same as deggi mirch?

[noble ox]

Hi Chewytikka
I used to grow them but imo there over-rated I prefer the reliable cayenne chilli dries well and powders up quite fine It seems a lot of effort to get a reddish colour

[chewytikka]

MA
No, Deggi Mirch  is a registered product, created by MDH.

You won

[Madrasandy]

Chewy
Very informative , thanks again. Deggi mirch is definitely not mild, hotter than the kashmiri chilli powders I have sampled also. I do also love the foil packaging and consistency, I cant recall ever having any Deggi Mirch that tasted any differently from previous packs, but then again maybe I wouldnt have noticed .

[Secret Santa]

No, Deggi Mirch  is a registered product, created by MDH.

You won

[Garabi Army]

Interestingly I am reading '50 Great Curries of India' by Camellia Panjabi, she refers to the Kashmiri chillies we buy as 'so called Kashmiri chillies'. She explains;  '... when I tried to trace the origin of the Kashmiri chilli in the wholesale chilli markets in India, I found that Kashmir itself did not export the quantities of Kashmiri chillies being sold everywhere, and a similar variety was being cultivated in northern Karnataka, the region east of Goa, and in Andhra, and was widely sold all over India as Kashmiri chilli!'
Apparently the true Kashmiri chilli is not as long as the ones we buy, but I don't think there is any need for concern as I doubt if any of us could tell the difference in a taste test.
By the way, if you enjoy Indian home style cooking I would highly recommend this book.

Cheers,
Ken

[ELW]

Interestingly I am reading '50 Great Curries of India' by Camellia Panjabi, she refers to the Kashmiri chillies we buy as 'so called Kashmiri chillies'. She explains;  '... when I tried to trace the origin of the Kashmiri chilli in the wholesale chilli markets in India, I found that Kashmir itself did not export the quantities of Kashmiri chillies being sold everywhere, and a similar variety was being cultivated in northern Karnataka, the region east of Goa, and in Andhra, and was widely sold all over India as Kashmiri chilli!'
Apparently the true Kashmiri chilli is not as long as the ones we buy, but I don't think there is any need for concern as I doubt if any of us could tell the difference in a taste test.
By the way, if you enjoy Indian home style cooking I would highly recommend this book.

Cheers,
Ken

Never mind all that Ken, spill the beans about the h4ppychris visit 

regards
ELW

[Madrasandy]

Never mind all that Ken, spill the beans about the h4ppychris visit 

regards
ELW

 Yes Ken come on spill those beans