Fresh Nai Miris

Lakpura offers you fresh Nai Miris that has been handpicked from farms and packed without harming its natural goodness. Belonging to the Solanaceae or Nightshade family, Nai miris is somewhat like a mix between the bird pepper and the scotch bonnet. These pungent types of peppers are usually considered a condiment for seasoning as well as stimulating our appetite. It’s not a common chilli due to its hotness scale while Sri Lankans mainly add it to coconut sambals or onion sambals they use to compliment rice and curry meals. The spicy kick of nai miris is like music to local palates.

These are usually slow growing short perennial shrubs with small fruits while there are a few benefits that you can enjoy when consuming them too. An active component in chilli peppers ʺcapsaicinʺ boasts to have powerful pain relieving properties and acts as an anti inflammatory agent. It is very good for your gut health and aids digestion while also having the potential to treat infections and maintain immunity due to the vitamin content it carries.