Chillies

Chillies (Telugu: mirapakāyalu) are a group of chilli cultivars from the Palnadu and Prakasam districts of Andhra Pradesh, India. They are renowned globally and exported to Asia, Canada, and Europe. The Palnadu district is the main producer and exporter of most varieties of chillies and chilli powder from India to regions such as Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Middle East, South Korea, the UK, the US, and Latin America. Chillies have various colours and flavours because of the level of capsaicin in them. Palnadu chillies form an important part of curries and various popular dishes of the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. The main trading place for the Palnadu chilli is called Guntur Mirchi Yard, which is Asia’s largest dried red chilli market. Market prices for the chillies are accessible on the National Agriculture Market or e-NAM