Teja chilli

February 21, 2023

The growing demand for the popular Teja variety of red chilli, famous for its culinary, medicinal and other wide-ranging uses, in the export market is proving to be a boon for the Khammam Agriculture Market, Telangana.
- Khammam district, the largest producer of the Teja variety of red chilli, is the leading exporter of pungent fruit.
The huge demand for Oleoresin, a natural chilli extract, is mainly driving the export of Teja variety of red chilli from Khammam district to various spice processing industries in several Asian countries.
Exported to China, Bangladesh and a few other south Asian countries.
The pungent fruit is most sought after in China and various south Asian countries including Thailand due to its unique flavour and wider applications as a natural colouring agent.