Chili
Chili brings the heat and color to Bengali cooking — Insaf's Bindu 2020 variety is on the market.
Chili is rich in vitamin C, and its heat comes from a compound called capsaicin. Bindu 2020 is known for its notably high pungency.
Few dishes in a Bengali kitchen feel complete without a few raw green chilies on the side.
Growing it in Bangladesh
- Sowing time
- Bindu 2020 is sown from mid-June to December, and the first fruit is ready roughly 50–60 days after transplanting.
- Weather & soil
- Chili plants need full sun and cannot tolerate waterlogging at all, so raised, well-drained beds are essential. Heavy rain can cause flowers to drop before setting fruit.
- Care
- Till the soil well before transplanting so it stays loose and well-aerated
- Watch regularly for whitefly and aphid infestations
- Picking fruit regularly keeps the plant flowering and fruiting
- Staking larger plants lightly helps prevent them from toppling under the fruit load