Guntur Sannam S4 Dry Red Chilli (GI - Tagged)
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The Single Origin Sannam From India’s Chilli Capital
When the world wants the price of dried red chilli, it looks to one market yard in Andhra Pradesh. The chilli that built that name is Sannam, and this is the single origin version, grown and sun dried in its home district of Guntur.
SHU measures heat and ASTA measures colour. The higher each number, the hotter the chilli and the deeper its red.
This is Guntur Sannam, traded the world over as S4, the chilli most Andhra kitchens reach for first. Whether you grew up with its colour and clean bite and want the real single origin version, or you are simply tired of blended chilli powder that has lost its smell, this gives you what a shop packet cannot. One variety, from one place, sun dried the way it has always been, and left whole so you decide the rest.
The Place: Guntur, Where India Grades Its Chilli
Guntur, in coastal Andhra Pradesh, is the chilli capital of India. Close to eighteen thousand four hundred hectares of the district are under chilli, roughly three quarters of everything it grows. At the centre of it sits the Guntur Mirchi Yard, the largest chilli market in Asia, where the day’s trading sets the reference price for dried red chilli from Mumbai to Melbourne. When Guntur moves, the chilli world follows.
The Sannam we send comes from the registered Geographical Indication belt around Chilakaluripet, inside Guntur district. It grows in the region’s rich black cotton soils, through a warm and humid season with dry weather as the pods ripen, and it is sun dried on open yards for several days after picking. That slow dry under the sun is what fixes the deep, even red the variety is known for.
Sannam, Not Teja or Byadgi: Know What You Are Buying
Andhra grows many chillies and they are not the same thing. Most people meet them already blended into a powder and never see the difference. It is worth knowing which one is in your hand.
Deep red and very mild, roughly 1,000 to 8,000 SHU. Used to add red to a dish without much heat.
Strong red and a clean medium heat together, about 30,000 to 40,000 SHU. The everyday all rounder and the backbone of Andhra cooking.
Fierce, with less colour, roughly 75,000 SHU and up. Used when the dish is built around the burn.
From Field to Pod: How It Is Made
- Harvested ripe. Pods are left to turn fully red on the plant, then picked through the December to May season.
- Sun dried. Spread on clean yards and dried in the sun for several days until the moisture is right. The unhurried dry is what holds the colour.
- Cleaned and graded. Stems and debris are removed by hand, and the chillies are sorted by length and colour into the Sannam grades.
- Packed whole. Sent to you as whole pods, never pre ground.
Why Andhra food is so red
The gunpowder beside your idli, the oil sitting red on a pickle, the colour in a Guntur curry, most of it is Sannam. And the red is not dye. It comes from the chilli’s own pigments, capsanthin and capsorubin, which deepen as the pod ripens and dries. Heat and colour, out of the same pod.
Why We Sell Whole Pods, Not Powder
Ground chilli loses its colour and aroma quickly, because grinding opens up every surface to air and light. Whole pods hold both far longer. Buying them whole lets you grind small amounts as you need them, so what reaches your pan still smells of the field, and you decide how coarse or fine it should be.
Where the heat lives. Most of the capsaicin is not in the flesh but in the seeds and the pale inner membrane that holds them. Split a pod and shake the seeds out, and you keep most of the red while taking out a good part of the heat.
One Chilli, Three Ways
For a tempering that colours and flavours the whole dish from the first crackle.
A fresh chilli powder with a colour and smell that no shop packet keeps.
The deep red with much of the heat taken out, for colour led dishes.
Why Choose Our Guntur Sannam
- Single origin. One variety from the GI belt at Chilakaluripet, not a blend of mixed lots.
- GI tagged. Registered as a Geographical Indication by the Government of India, for its origin and character.
- Sun dried. Dried the traditional way on open yards, not rushed with heat.
- Sold whole. Pods rather than powder, so the colour and aroma last.
- Honest by nature. Just chilli, with no colouring and no additives.
The red and the heat Andhra cooks with. From the chilli capital itself.
| Type | Whole dried red chilli, Guntur Sannam (S4) |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chilakaluripet GI belt, Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh |
| Botanical name | Capsicum annuum var. longum |
| Also called | Lal Mirch (Hindi), Mirapakaya (Telugu), Milagai (Tamil) |
| Heat | Medium to medium high, about 30,000 to 40,000 SHU |
| Colour | Deep red, ASTA value of 30 to 40 |
| Pods | Long, 5 to 15 cm, thick fleshed |
| Best for | Andhra curries, podis, pickles, tempering, fresh chilli powder |
| Packs | 20g, 100g, 250g, 500g and 1kg |
About our Guntur Sannam chilli
How hot is Guntur Sannam S4?
Is this whole chillies or powder?
How is this different from the Guntur or S4 chilli sold in shops?
Can I use it for colour without much heat?
What does “Sannam” mean, and what is “S4”?
Where is Guntur Sannam grown, and why does it matter?
How should I store dried red chillies?
How do I grind it into chilli powder at home?
Additional information
| Name | Guntur Sannam S4 Dry Red Chilli (GI - Tagged) |
|---|---|
| SKU | nm-gsc-sp-wf-SS-20 |
| Vendor | Nilgiri Marten Spices |
| Weight | 20G, 100G, 250G, 500G, 1KG |
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