We make our Bhut Jolokia chilli powder from chillies grown by us in Illmitz, Burgenland. Bhut Jolokia – internationally also known as Ghost Pepper or Ghost Chilli – is one of the hottest chilli varieties in the world and originates from northeastern India. In our Sprengpulver range, it's the single-variety option for anyone looking for an extremely hot chilli powder.
Ghost Pepper: origin and record history
Bhut Jolokia has been grown in northeastern India for a long time. In 2007, Guinness confirmed it as the hottest chilli in the world; it was later overtaken by even hotter breeds such as Carolina Reaper and Pepper X. Our guide Pepper X – the hottest chilli in the world shows how the ranking has developed since.
Extreme heat, concentrated in a powder
At heat level 10 out of 12, this chilli powder is one of our hottest spices. The Bhut Jolokia plant reaches around one million Scoville – dried and finely ground, that heat is concentrated in the powder. Just a small pinch makes dishes noticeably more fiery and brings the characteristic, lightly fruity Ghost Pepper note.
Using it in the kitchen
The Bhut Jolokia powder is great for refining sauces, soups, marinades, stews and curries, as well as pizza and meat dishes. It also sets clear accents in your own rubs and spice blends. A fitting idea is our recipe for onion bhaji with Bhut Jolokia.
Single-variety, from our own growing
For this Sprengpulver, we use only Bhut Jolokia chillies from our chilli farm in Illmitz. We dry the ripe pods as a single variety and grind them finely – with no other varieties mixed in. The handy shaker with three different openings contains 22 grams.
As a set, in a gift box or as a young plant
Together with our Blend and Habanero powder, Bhut Jolokia is also available in the Sprengpulver-Trio. As a gift for heat lovers, it's part of the gift box The Chilihead. If you'd like to grow the variety yourself, you'll find the matching Bhut Jolokia chilli plant. You'll find more spices in our chilli powder and chilli salt category.