Cardamom (Elaichi), 500gm

Cardamom, also popularly known as Elaichi in India, considered as the queen of spices being the most flavored and most used spice in the kitchen. It's a common ingredient in Indian cuisine. The green pods, also known as “true cardamom,” have the characteristics most recognized as cardamom flavor having a herbal warmth like fragrance. The seeds have a warm, slightly pungent, and highly aromatic flavour. However, this little spice, has a lot more to offer than simply flavour. For centuries, it has been used in traditional medicine to relieve a multitude of illnesses. These tiny pods of cardamom enclose not just a strong characteristic flavour, but also loads of health benefits. Cardamom originally came from wild plants located in the Western Ghats(the mountain range in Kerala) in Southern India. Storage instructions: store in a cool, air tight and dry place Dried Green coloured cardamom is one of the most expensive spices by weight. However, since it has such a strong flavor a little goes a long way. It has the power to enliven a baked good, to provide a lush backbone to cup after cup of milky, sweet tea, and to temper heat with a mellow hint of something in bloom.