Fresh Capsicum

Green Capsicum or Shimla Mirch have a thick and shiny skin with a fleshy texture inside. They have a good taste are used with potatoes in curries or can be fried, added to rice item, soups, pizza etc. They are a good source of Vitamin A,C,E, Folate and Dietary Fiber. What is the Capsicum spp. is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family (Solanaceae) and has many subspecies, varieties and cultivars. The common names of Capsicum encompass cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, red pepper, hot pepper, chili pepper, paprika, cayenne, Hungarian pepper, and pimento pepper. Fresh capsicums should be firm, dense and void of any black marks or soft spots.