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    What chillies to grow to use in curries?

    Are they all pretty much the same when it comes to using them in curries apart from obviously their spice level?

    So many to choose from, cayenne, habanero's, scotch bonnet.........i'm a little confused as to whats best for curries and also chilili con carne.

    Sorry just realised my stupid title mistake. It's supposed to be what chillies to grow to use in curries. I'm not expecting a chicken madras to sprout from my habanero's!!
    Last edited by robfosters; 17-03-2011, 04:27 PM.
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    Title amended.

    Depends on how hot you like 'em!

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    • #3
      Originally posted by robfosters View Post
      Are they all pretty much the same when it comes to using them in curries ?
      Yeah I guess so. It depends how hot you like your curry - choose your chillies according to their Scoville count: Chilli seeds and chilli seed advice from the expert growers - South Devon Chilli Farm
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      • #4
        I use a lot of jalapeno for all sorts of things, they're not too hot so you can up or down the heat as necessary. I also grow a few scotch bonnets but they're too much for me - OH loves them though.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Alison View Post
          I use a lot of jalapeno for all sorts of things, they're not too hot so you can up or down the heat as necessary. I also grow a few scotch bonnets but they're too much for me - OH loves them though.
          I have never grown chillis - aren't Scotch Bonnet scaldingly hot? I do like the look of chilli pepper plants - they are very pretty.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
            I have never grown chillis - aren't Scotch Bonnet scaldingly hot? I do like the look of chilli pepper plants - they are very pretty.
            Yes they are, that's why they're too much for me but OH has an iron gut

            Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

            Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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            • #7
              I grow cayenne peppers for my curries and scotch bonnets to use in chillis, its just down to personal taste grow a few different ones and see which you like best.
              Location....East Midlands.

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                Originally posted by Alison View Post
                Yes they are, that's why they're too much for me but OH has an iron gut
                I hope he cleans the toilet
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                • #9
                  Originally posted by VirginVegGrower View Post
                  aren't Scotch Bonnet scaldingly hot? I do like the look of chilli pepper plants - they are very pretty.
                  yep, SB are too hot for me (and I like a Jalfrezi).
                  They are beautiful plants, chillies - Numex Twilight is a favourite

                  All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by two_sheds View Post
                    yep, sb are too hot for me (and i like a jalfrezi).
                    They are beautiful plants, chillies - numex twilight is a favourite


                    ooooooh sooooo lovely, two sheds!
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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Two_Sheds View Post
                      yep, SB are too hot for me (and I like a Jalfrezi).
                      They are beautiful plants, chillies - Numex Twilight is a favourite

                      They look pretty just like flower buds waiting to open
                      Location....East Midlands.

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                      • #12
                        I've got some Cayenne seeds, so i'll give them a go. I'll get some Jalapenos as well for my pizzas. Will try a few. At a couple of quid for a packet of seeds, it's hardly expensive to try is it.

                        Is it true that the Naga and Jolokia varieties are very hard to grow?

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                          Originally posted by robfosters View Post
                          I've got some Cayenne seeds, so i'll give them a go. I'll get some Jalapenos as well for my pizzas. Will try a few. At a couple of quid for a packet of seeds, it's hardly expensive to try is it.

                          Is it true that the Naga and Jolokia varieties are very hard to grow?
                          Dont know about growing them but 9/10 of my naga seeds have germinated
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                          • #14
                            Are you growing for ornamental purposes or are you asbestos mouthed?

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                            • #15
                              Sorry, I'm no Chilli Guru. I grow a single variety "Demon Red". They are small, and very hot (although its a relative term of course). I grow 6 plants a year, give at least three away, and still have enough to last me the rest of the year. I dry the crop (in a hot air vegetable drier), but chums that I give plants to freeze the peppers when they get to the point that they can no longer keep them alive!

                              Demon Red mature late in the season, so not much use if you want fresh chillies during the season I guess.

                              I only mention this as a poor-mans' substitute to real-man's chilli growing! but it definitely works for me, and I stumbled upon it quite by accident

                              Last edited by Kristen; 17-03-2011, 07:53 PM.
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