Indian P-C1

Indian P-C1, also written Indian PC-1, is a Capsicum annuum chilli sold under a coded name rather than a traditional regional name, indicating it originated as a selected line from breeding or agricultural trials rather than a landrace.

Plants are commonly described as compact to medium sized, typically around 45–60 centimetres tall. Pods are upright to pendant, narrow and slender, usually about 5–6.5 centimetres long and 6–9 millimetres wide, ripening from green to red. The variety is often described as very prolific and late season, commonly listed at 90 days or more after transplanting.

Indian P-C1 is consistently described as very hot. Published SHU figures are not lab-tested and vary widely across sources, generally ranging from about 50,000 to 100,000 SHU. A single-value estimate of 75000 SHU is used here as a midpoint that fits repeated “very hot” descriptions.

The pepper is marketed for Indian cuisine, with common uses including curries, chutneys and pickles. Its narrow pods and heavy production make it well suited to drying, crushing, or cooking whole into sauces where heat is the primary contribution rather than bulk.

Although sometimes labelled as an heirloom by sellers, the coded name and lack of a regional vernacular origin support classification as a cultivated line rather than a traditional landrace.