Dr. Khem Fatimi (@khemkumaripradhan) holds Dalle (or Dallai) Khorsani Peppers from back home. She he
Dr. Khem Fatimi (@khemkumaripradhan) holds Dalle (or Dallai) Khorsani Peppers from back home. She helped me write this description: Dalle Khorsani (“round chili”) Peppers are a special type of hot chilies grown in the hilly areas of Darjeeling and Sikkim. The peppers are small and round and turn red like cherries when ripe. The word Dallai means round in Nepali, and is often the name given to a short round kid! The plant grows into a shrub up to 5 feet in height and can last 5-6 years at the right climatic conditions. (I have mine for 6 years as I trim them and bring them in for the winter). Dalle Khorsani is an important condiment for the Nepalis of the hilly region. It is often served as a hot sauce with their famous Momos (dumplings), and also pickled and preserved in Mustard oil, or made into chutney with mint or coriander and tomatoes. We received seeds from Dr. Khem Fatimi, our friend Meena’s mom, a Nepali from Kalimpong, Darjeeling district in West Bengal, India. She grew up in a village where they did not have electricity and running tap water, and attended school with bare feet. More than half a century later, while working in Long Island, she has built a digital library in Kalimpong in her parents’ name to benefit the needy and also to educate local teachers in computer skills. Dr. Fatimi shared these seeds with our mutual friends at Rise & Root Farm in Chester, NY. We sent the seeds to Johanna Rosen at Meadowhawk Farm in western Massachusetts since Jo works with farmers from Nepal. Dr. Fatimi also shared a pepper sauce she made with roasted Dalle Khorsani. She adds canned mango or peach pulp to dilute the sauce. Other names and spellings: Akabare, Akabare Khursani; Dalle, Dallay, Dallai, and Dallae Khursani. Seeds now available at www.trueloveseeds.com! Photos: 1-3 by me in 2019 at @riseandrootfarm of @khemkumaripradhan and Meena and @farmerjaneh 4-8 by @meadowhawkfarm 9-10 by @khemkumaripradhan #seedkeeping https://www.instagram.com/p/CZscfx-L1hR/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link
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