The chilli lifecycle, stage by stage.

A visual guide to how an Indian dry red chilli goes from a ploughed field to an export bag, plus close-ups of the three grades we ship. Click any tile to view it full-size — the lightbox closes with Escape.

A note on these images. The lifecycle tiles below are illustrations we publish to explain the process, not photographs of a specific consignment. For current-stock photos and a 3-minute warehouse walkthrough video of the lot you are quoting on, ask the trade desk — we send them over WhatsApp the same working day. Request current-stock photos →

The fifteen stages of the Indian dry red chilli lifecycle, from plowing the soil to storage and sale
The full 15-step lifecycle at a glance
Plough turning dark fertile soil to prepare a chilli field
Step 1 — plowing the soil
Bushy green chilli plant in its mid-growth stage
Step 5 — the plant grows bushy
Small white chilli flowers blooming on the plant
Step 6 — flowering
Long deep-green chillies hanging from the plant
Step 8 — green chilli
Bright red ripe chillies on the plant ready for harvest
Step 9 — red ripening
Hand plucking a ripe red chilli from the plant
Step 10 — plucking
Basket full of freshly harvested red chillies
Step 11 — gathering
Red chillies spread out on an open yard drying in the sun
Step 12 — sun-curing to under 10% moisture
Hand-sorted dried chillies graded into baskets by quality
Step 13 — grading by size and colour
Dried chillies packed into export-ready bags
Step 14 — packing to buyer spec
Packed dried chilli bags stacked in storage ready for shipment
Step 15 — storage and dispatch
Guntur Sannam S4 dry red chillies — long slender pods with deep red colour
Guntur Sannam S4 · 35,000–40,000 SHU
Teja S17 dry red chillies — bright red high-capsaicin pods
Teja S17 · 75,000–1,00,000 SHU
341 Indo-5 dry red chillies — long glossy hot pods from Telangana
341 Indo-5 · 40,000–55,000 SHU

Want the detail behind each stage? Read the full 15-step lifecycle and quality checkpoints, or compare grades on the varieties page.

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