Product Description

BHUT JOLOKIA CHILLI POWDER:

Bhut jolokia, a chilli pepper from the norther eastern states of India, has taken the crown of hottest chillies in the world confirmed by Guinness World Records. The Bhut Jolokia is also known by a lot of other names such as Bih jolokia, Naga jolokia, Dorset naga, Naga morich, Nagahari, Raja mirchi or ghost chilli. But the name Bhut Jolokia or ghost chilli has meaning which represent the true nature of the Chilli, i.e. it can even scare the ghosts with its hotness! The chilli is mainly found in Assam of northeastern India. It also grows in the Indian states of Nagaland and Manipur.

The Scoville scale, which is used to measure hotness, has given a rating 1,041,427 units through HPLC analysis. Some of the other hot chilies of the world are Red Savina Habanero (577,000 SHUs), Thai Chillies (100,000 SHUs), Jalapeno or Italian Peperoncino (below 5000 SHUs). The local inhabitants of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur commonly use this chili for making pickles and adding hotness to food items. The Bhut Jolokia is also said to have medicinal uses for curing many ailments according to Vedic and several other ancient literature. It is even smeared in the fences to ward off animals or used in smoke bombs. The extreme hotness of bhut jolokia chili makes it very ideal for extracting oleoresin capsicum, which is used in foods where the flavor and piquancy are desired without visible pepper spec