Byadgi Chilli

Use our Byadgi Chilli powder in curries, sambar, lentils, marinades, roasted vegetables, seafood, and spice blends. It blooms beautifully in hot oil or ghee and adds vibrant color to sauces, rice dishes, and braises while keeping the heat mellow.

Byadgi chilli powder is made from the heirloom Byadgi chilli variety grown in Karnataka, India. It's prized for its brilliant red color, earthy, slightly fruity flavor, and remarkably mild heat, making it a favorite ground chilli powder for adding color and depth without making a dish overly spicy.

Mild chilli powder, or mild chilli seasoning, is ideal when you want bold color and balanced flavor with just a gentle warmth. Use it in curries, soups, stews, sauces, spice rubs, seafood dishes, and everyday cooking where the chilli should complement, not overpower, the rest of the ingredients.

Not always. Indian chilli powder isn't one single ingredient, it's a category of distinct chilli varieties, each with its own flavor, color, and heat level. Mild varieties like Byadgi are prized for their vibrant color and nuanced flavor, while others, like Guntur Sannam, deliver more pronounced heat alongside their own unique flavor profile.

Store them in an airtight container in a dark, dry place. Do not store spices in direct sunlight, as this will shorten their shelf life.

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Most of the spices are good 2 years from the mill date, which is listed on the harvest label sticker on the jar or bag. That being said, our spices are extremely potent and fresh as we take incredible care to source yearly and aim for quality, so 2 years is our most conservative guideline, compared to most spices in the grocery store which are often 5-10 years old upon purchase.

Our farm partners have been cultivating spices using practices that go "beyond organic" for well over five years. Although they haven't obtained USDA certification yet, this is primarily because the initial certification can be costly and may lead to cycles of debt. To meet USDA standards, four years of inspections and certificates are required after the first certification. However, we consider this process redundant and unnecessary since we conduct thorough testing on every batch we procure. It's a prerequisite for Diaspora Co. to select farm partners whose soil health and agricultural practices align with our internal standards of growing food regeneratively.