Ms Naga Indigenous Foods

Chumukedima, Dimapur, Nagaland

We are engaged in manufacturing and supplying of Dry Naga King Chilly

We are offering all types of tree tomato that are available from us at very nominal prices.

The Naga King Chilli is a traditional food item of the Naga people. In the local Angami language, it is “Kedi Chüsi” or “Chüdi” which literally mean the “king of chillies”. Nagaland is believed to be the original home of this chilli pepper and Nagaland Government has obtained the GI rights for this product in 2008. The Nagaland government had in 1999 passed the Nagaland Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, to provide some safety net to Naga farmers in the cultivation of the King Chilli.

The Khollar Beans, the local name, is actually the dried (French) beans. This is grown in various parts of Nagaland. However, the cultivation is concentrated in Tuensang District, on the border with Myanmar. Scientifically called Phaseolus Vulgaris, what makes this product from Nagaland special are that they are grown using traditional tribal methods of organic cultivation. They are then naturally dried in the sun. No chemical is used in attempts to enhance the productivity. The tendency among the tribes is that they are suspicious of chemicals, and unknown materials, and they prefer their own known methods of cultivation handed down to them by their forefathers.

The Tree Tomato, known locally as “Si Binyano”, literally Tree Tomato, has been a traditional food item of the Naga people since time immemorial. This tomato is used like any other tomato in preparation of food. A lot of people, however, prefer to have it as part of their “chutney” or pickle which usually accompanied a Naga meal. What is interesting is that this vegetable fruit goes very well as a combination with the Naga King Chilli.