I'd like to know how the Naga Morich chile is used in Indian food. Do the people who eat These peppers add them into curries and make their food fiery hot, or are they somehow used in a different way?

I don't know anyone personally who uses them in India in everyday, home cooking. Food that is too hot does not appeal for me, you can't taste anything else for the heat of the chilies. perhaps they are good for making pickles? Can you believe; when you look on google, the first recipe you get is that of naga chilli biscuits!

Hi Pete, I make pickled onions in the Autumn as a novelty. I use a spice mix from http://allrecipes.co.uk/recipe/7491/pickling-spice.aspx then I add 6 Naga chillies per jar (medium sized coffee jar, but not your typically sized jam jar).

These are very well appreciated locally. Last December 20 jars went in no time at all!

Hope this gives you something to go on.

Best regards,

Martin

thanks for the replies.

Hi Martin

where is locally

curry-man

Naga chillies have a nice sweetish flavour apart from the fire. I have used it in potato pickles and curry. I grew a a few trees, from seeds, in the greenhouse last year and it was partially successful. Though only a few ripened in the tree while the rest i had to ripen artificially ( one week in a paper bag with ripe bananas and apples). I still have some frozen ones in the freezer). Worth trying again this year.

NB...I reside in UK...Cheers.

Never heard of them! Must check this out.

Phil