Spices of South Asia
The great spice garden: pepper and cardamom from the Malabar coast, chilli, turmeric and the masalas that hold a thousand kitchens together. 75 spices on EveryMasala so far.
Spice cities, markets and growing areas
Kerala 5Manipur 5Goa 4Nagaland 4Maluku Islands 3Assam 2Bombay 2Calicut 2Himachal Pradesh 2Kochi 2Muziris 2Sikkim 2Alexandria 1Almora 1Arambol 1Azamgarh 1Ballia 1Brahmapur 1Byadgi 1Calcutta 1Chhatrapur 1Coimbatore 1Collinsville 1Delhi 1Dhule 1Didwana 1Eau Claire 1Edayur 1Erode 1Ganjam district 1
Blends of the region
Garam masalaChaat masalaSambar powderPanch phoronGoda masalaRasam powderTandoori masalaPav bhaji masalaBiryani masalaChettinad masala
Countries
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreDalle Khursaniडल्ले खुर्सानी
A round, fiery chilli from the Himalayas, known for its intense heat and vitamin content.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreGhost pepperbhut jolokia
A superhot chili from Northeast India with over one million Scoville units of heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇨🇳 China and 2 moreCrushed red pepper
Dried and crushed chilli peppers, often with seeds, used as a spicy condiment.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 IndiaSirarakhong Hathei chilli
A long, bitter chilli from Manipur, India, protected by a geographical indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter
🇮🇳 IndiaNandurbar Mirchiनंदुरबार मिर्च
A GI-tagged chilli cultivar from the Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaGuntur Sannam
A long, thick-skinned red chilli from Andhra Pradesh known for its heat and colour.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 IndiaEdayur chilliഎടയൂർ മുളക്
A local Kerala cultivar with a GI tag, used for sun-dried curd chillies.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaBanaras Lal Bharwamirchबनारसी लाल भरवा मिर्च
A thick-skinned chilli from Uttar Pradesh, prized for making traditional stuffed pickles.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Bitter
🇮🇳 India and 5 moreNaga Morichꠘꠣꠉꠣ ꠝꠞꠤꠌ
A superhot chili cultivar from Northeast India and Bangladesh, known for its blistering heat and ribbed skin.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 moreDundicut
A small, round, dark red chili cultivar from South Asia with moderate heat.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sharp and pungent
🇮🇳 IndiaByadagi chilliಬ್ಯಾಡಗಿ ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ
A deep red, mild cultivar from Karnataka prized for its colour and oleoresin.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Sweet and mellow
🇦🇷 Argentina and 3 moreCapsicum chacoense
A wild South American chilli known for its intense heat and compact shrub form.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaNaga Mircha
A wrinkled red chilli from Nagaland with extreme heat and a fruity aroma.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaRamanathapuram Mundu chilli
A round, mild red chilli from Tamil Nadu with a GI tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery · Earthy and deep
🇮🇳 India and 4 moreMizo chilliHmarchte
A pungent Capsicum frutescens cultivar from Mizoram, India, holding a Geographical Indication tag.Chilli · Hot and fiery
🇮🇳 IndiaKashmiri red chilliकश्मीरी लाल मिर्च
A mild Capsicum annuum cultivar prized for its deep red colour and low heat.Chilli · Earthy and deep
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Dalle Khursani: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Edayur chilli: Sanalkumar Nv, CC0, source
- Kashmiri red chilli: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Banaras Lal Bharwamirch: Dinesh Chaubey, CC0, source
- Naga Morich: Balaram Mahalder, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dundicut: Rep07, CC0, source
- Byadagi chilli: Msclrfl22, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Capsicum chacoense: Zinnmann, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Crushed red pepper: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Ghost pepper: Gannon anjo at English Wikipedia, Public domain, source