Green Cardamom Pods (Whole)-12g

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Green Cardamom Pods have a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic fragrance and a minty coolness. The oval-shaped pods are green, as suggested by their name, and are used in a variety of savoury and sweet dishes. Next to black pepper, cardamom is the most common spice in India. It is also one of the world’s most ancient spices, often glorified as the Queen of Spices. It is an essential ingredient of Garam Masala. The spice people carry cardamom in the form of these products; cardamom green pods whole, black whole cardamom and cardamom pods ground.

 

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Flavour Notes:

Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance. Cardamom Green Pods are originally native to India and can be found in some of its neighbouring countries such as Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and Guatemala. They are triangular in cross-section and spindle-shaped, with a thin green outer shell and a small black seeds inside.

Culinary Notes:

Cardamom green pods are highly valued and one of the more expensive spices by weight, but little is needed to impart flavor. It is used in both savoury and sweet dishes as well as a traditional flavouring for coffee and tea. Cardamom also has many medicinal purposes and helps the body eliminate waste through the kidneys.

Health Benefits:

Cardamon has many health benefits. It stimulates the digestive system, reduces gas and counteract excess acidity in the stomach. It stimulates appetite and cures halitosis (bad breath).

Ingredients:

100% dried Whole Green Cardamom Pods

country of origin:

Guatemala and India

other names or spelling:

Cardamom Seed, Cardamom Pods, Green Cardamom, Elettaria cardamomum

How to use

  • For a better flavour, bruise the pods and add them to your dish. To do this, firmly press down on each cardamom pod with the flat side of a sturdy chef’s knife.
  • Tea and coffee made with cardamom are pleasantly aromatic and refreshing
  • Add a little to your ground coffee before brewing, then sweeten and top with cream, to enjoy cardamom the Arabic way
  • Many pulaos, curries and hot dishes call for cardamom to be added whole, with the pod. It slowly infuses the dish with its essence and the shell disintegrates as it cools
  • Western desserts like flans, rice pudding and porridge also use cardamom to intensify the flavour
  • Their flavour is quite pungent when their volatile oils are released, so only add 2-3 at a time
  • To make green cardamom powder, grind the whole cardamom in a mixer to a fine powder. Pass the ground powder through a sieve to remove the outer skin

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The Spice People FAQs

You can easily find our Cardamom Green Pods Whole in the spices section at your nearest grocery store or simply order it online from our website.

Cardamom pods can last for about 3 to 4 years if stored properly in an airtight jar.

You can use black cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg as the best substitutes for green cardamom pods. Each option can be used as a standalone.

Green Cardamom is a popular Scandinavian ingredient that gives a subtle flavour to sweet and savoury dishes. Black cardamom has a strong taste. It gives a strong smoky and menthol flavour to sweet dishes only.

The Spice People FAQs

Simple or smoke paprika along with cayenne pepper is the best alternative. Paprika tastes similar to Kashmiri Chilli, while cayenne paper adds to its spice.

Dried Kashmiri chilli is more flavorful than hot, ranging from 1,000-2,000 Scoville Heat Units. It’s mildly hot but not too spicy.

These spices are different. Paprika is the sweet cousin of Kashmiri chilli specific to western cuisine. Kashmiri chilli popular in Indian cuisine and is hotter than paprika.

Place the Kashmiri chilli under the sun for two days. When the chillies turn crispy, grind them in a food mill. Cool down the powder and store it in an airtight jar.

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