Byadgi KDL (Kaddi) Chillies

Byadgi KDL chilli is a variety of dried red chilli, primarily grown in the Karnataka region of India, known for its distinctive deep red colour, long, slender shape with wrinkles, and mild pungency. It has a rich, aromatic flavour and high natural oil content, making it ideal for use in South Indian cuisine and as a coloring agent for various products, including food and cosmetics, due to its high colour value. The "KDL" or "Kaddi" designation refers to its appearance as thin, wrinkled, and bright red pods.

Key Characteristics

Appearance: Long, fully wrinkled, and a distinct dark red color.

Color Value: High ASTA color value (around 90-120 ASTA), contributing to a bright red color in dishes.

Pungency: Low pungency, with Scoville Heat Units (SHU) ranging from approximately 5,000 to 15,000.

Usage: Widely used for its color in masalas, curries, and as a base for spice powders and oleoresins for various industries.

Specifics

Length: Generally 6-11 cm.

Width: Around 1.1-1.9 cm.

Moisture Content: Low, which helps ensure freshness and extends shelf life.

Purity: Often supplied without stems and cleaned to meet international standards.

Why "KDL" is significant

Kaddi: "KDL" refers to the "Kaddi" variety of Byadgi chillies, which are long and wrinkled compared to the "Dabbi" variety, which is smaller and plumper.

Origin: Byadgi chillies are a Geographical Indication (GI) tagged commodity from the Haveri district of Karnataka, India.

Heading

Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry's standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged. It was popularised in the 1960s with the release of Letraset sheets containing Lorem Ipsum passages, and more recently with desktop publishing software like Aldus PageMaker including versions of Lorem Ipsum.