Maniam PS [Guru] Reward Points : 137200 Member Since : Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Chilies or sometimes it s called chili pepper is grown in India on a wide scale and alo exported overseas. This particular hot pepper has become one of the Indians diet for ages. Is this crop or plant an origin of India???
Posted On : 5/24/2009 10:07:12 PM
Abhi Tripathi [Guru] Reward Points : 74900 Member Since : Monday, January 07, 2008
Hello Maniam.. Chilli pepper is not of Indian origin. Chili pepper is native of tropical South America. Red Chili pepper also known as Lal Mirch arrived in India during 16th century replacing Pippali. In India, two types of pepper existed before the arrival of Chili pepper: Black Pepper, and Pippali. Black pepper was called round pepper, and Pippali was called the long pepper.