Dalle Khursani (Nepali: डल्ले खुर्सानी), Akabare Khursani, red cherry pepper chilli or simply Dalle is a variety of chilli pepper primarily cultivated in Bhutan, Nepal, Indian state of Sikkim, and Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts of Indian state of West Bengal.
[1] Its pungency ranges between 100,000 and 350,000 SHU (Scoville heat units), similar to the Habanero chilli pepper.
The state government-owned Sikkim Supreme procured 50 tonnes of the chilli that year to make pickles and pastes.
[6] In 2020 India's department of Industry Promotion and Internal Trade granted the Geographic Indication (GI) tag for the chilli to the Indian state of Sikkim based on application filed by the North Eastern Regional Agricultural Marketing Corporation.
[6][7] In September 2021 the GI tag was extended to the neighbouring Darjeeling and Kalimpong districts where the chilli has also been grown for ages.