This is the first year I’ve grown any Demon Red (Capsicum anuum) chillies. I wanted a small, compact variety that would grow well on a south facing windowsill and produce lots of edible pods. Anther key requirement was that plant had to look good in order to be ‘granted permission’ to live inside our kitchen….
In our humble opinion here at The Chilli King, chilli jelly needs to be hot. In fact we think it needs to be a little bit ‘too hot’. The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers we use in this recipe are perfect for achieving that heat – definitely classed as a super hot variety. Their fruity, slightly…
Habanero hot sauce is one of those things that sounds intimidating until you actually make it – and then you wonder why you ever bought commercial hot sauce at all. This is our go-to base recipe, developed over years of growing habaneros at home – it has become one of the most requested things we…
Being married to an Indian, I like to think i’ve learnt a thing or two about authentic Indian cuisine over the last few years. When I see that yet another celebrity chef has written a book on Indian cuisine I always fear the worst. All to often the result is not so authentic recipes. However…
Rasam is one of South India’s most beloved dishes. A thin, intensely flavoured broth that manages to be simultaneously sour, spicy, earthy and deeply comforting. If dal makhani is North India’s great comfort food, rasam is the South’s equivalent, found on family tables from Tamil Nadu to Karnataka every single day. The flavour profile is…
It is definitely the time of year to be making chutney. A glut of courgettes and chillies is the perfect excuse to make some serious chutney. I’ve been tweaking this chocolate habanero recipe for a couple of years. Their unique flavour lends itself perfectly to chutney and the heat packs a serious punch. The following…
Afer waiting an age all of those pods are now ripening thick and fast. I’ve just had a quick whip round and harvested this little lot. Roughly from left to right there are some Cayennes, Aji Lemon, littele Demon Reds, 1 x Moruga Scorpian, Chocolate Habanero, Orange Rocoto, F1 Medina and Super Chilli F1. …
I had a bit of a disaster after getting back form holiday last night. While inspecting my plants and feeling rather pleased that all were in good health with lots of ripe pods to pick I noticed that the Dorset Naga plant had taken a bit of a battering in the wind. The wind combined…
Inside the chilli house the plants are looking nice and healthy. On the left in a terracotta pot is an Orange Rocoto that is flowering but hasn’t set any pods yet. In the quadgrow from left to right is a Moruga Scorpian, Red Scotch Bonnet, Chocolate Habanero and Cayenne. All four plants have plenty of developed…