Chapata WarangalChilli, one of the sweetest chillies in the country, has been lined up for a geographical indication (GI) tag. If it gets the tag, the total number of GI-tagged goods from will swell to 18.
Thimmapetchilli farmer producer company andJanna Reddy Venkatreddy Horticulture Research Station of Sri KondaLaxmanTelangana State Horticulture Universityhave filed an application with GI Registry in Chennai seeking the tag.
The red dried version of chapata chilli, also known as Tomato Chapata WarangalChilli, is unique to Warangal and looks similar to Mexican capsicum.
The horticulture university and chilli growers said the Warangal chilli is high in colour and low in heat. On the Scoville Scale (a tool for measuring the spiciness or pungency of hot peppers), this chillis heat or pungence value is almost negligible.