# Dalle Khursani

Also known as Akabare Khursani, Akabare, Dalle, Dallay Khursani, Red Cherry Pepper Chilli, Jyaanamara Khursani, Akubari.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Dalle Khursani is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Eastern Himalayas, Nepal. Capsi’s sourced range is 304,863–456,636 SHU (Lab-verified; typical 393,950). Flavor is sweet, fruity. Used for pickling, chutneys, momos sauces, curries, relishes. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 16 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 304,863–456,636 SHU · Lab-verified
  Tulsi Saran Ghimiray, Biswajit Majumdar, Sourav Man (2025) Journal of Applied Horticulture · HPLC
  DOI: 10.37855/jah.2025.v27i02.43
  https://doi.org/10.37855/jah.2025.v27i02.43

- 100,000–350,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Dalle Khursani Chilli
  https://thehippyseedcompany.com/product/dalle-khursani-chilli/

- 200,000–350,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Dalle Khursani Chilli or the Red Cherry Pepper
  https://agroyardz.com/dalle-khursani-chili-or-the-red-cherry-pepper/

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Wikipedia entry on Dalle Khursani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalle_Khursani)
- [HPLC capsaicin and SHU measurements of seven Darjeeling–Sikkim accessions (bioRxiv preprint of Ghimiray et al. 2025 J. Appl. Hort.)](https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.09.25.614886v1.full)
- [Jha et al. 2017 morphological and cytogenetic characterization of Dalle Khursani as an allopolyploid (2n=4x=48)](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304423816306306)
- [Frontiers in Plant Science 2024 ecology, fruit morphometrics, and allotetraploid placement of dalle-chilli landraces](https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/plant-science/articles/10.3389/fpls.2024.1379637/full)
- [ICAR Indian Horticulture 2022 cultivation guide, plant height, spacing, soil pH, harvest window, and nutrition notes](https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IndHort/article/download/123650/48009/472832)
- [The IP Press summary of GI application 636, certificate dates, and official product description](https://www.theippress.com/2021/10/21/gi-tag-granted-to-dalle-khursani-of-sikkim/)
- [Lonely Planet culinary and cultural profile of Sikkim's Dalle Khursani](https://www.lonelyplanet.com/articles/sikkim-s-red-hot-chilli-pepper)
- [True Love Seeds product page and growing notes with Kalimpong provenance](https://trueloveseeds.com/products/dalle-khorsani-pepper)

## FAQ
### How hot is Dalle Khursani?

Capsi’s sourced range is 304,863–456,636 SHU (Lab-verified; typical 393,950). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Dalle Khursani taste like?

Surprisingly sweet and fruity with a clean heat that dissipates relatively quickly

### How do I grow Dalle Khursani?

Dalle Khursani: about 120 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun.

### What can I substitute for Dalle Khursani?

Habanero peppers, Scotch Bonnet

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/dalle-khursani
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data