Dee Randall wrote:

> I don't always have a 'hot green pepper' that is called for in Indian
> cooking. Jalapeno that I would normally have on hand doesn't seem to have
> the right taste. I've looked for dried hot green pepper, but have not found
> any, even though I've bought dried (hot)pepper from Penzey's. I've bought
> 'pickled' green peppers in a jar, but they are 'too' pickled for cooking.
>
> Any cooks of Indian food have any ideas for me?
> On my way to town today and will pick up some 'serranos' which I normally
> use, but they go bad pretty quickly.
> Thanks,
> Dee Dee
>
>


If you can grow hot peppers, there's a pepper called a "dundicutt" that
is used in Indian cooking (I thought they always used them red.) It
does taste quite a bit different than jalapeno and serrano peppers.
It's a round pepper; some of them are somewhat pointed and some are more
of a globe. They have thin skins and lots of seeds.

I bought a bag of the dried peppers at an Indian grocery store and
plated the seeds. About half of them sprouted and I was able to grow
them here in Minnesota. I gave a few plants to my dad down in Texas.
He gave some of the peppers to an Indian or Pak cardiologist that he was
seeing and the doctor was really excited to get the fresh peppers.

Best regards,
Bob