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Cardamom (/ ˈ k ɑːr d ə m ə m / [1]), sometimes cardamon or cardamum, [2] is a spice made from the seeds of several plants in the genera Elettaria and Amomum in the family Zingiberaceae. [3] Both genera are native to the Indian subcontinent and Indonesia .
Amomum is a genus of plants containing about 111 species native to China, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, and Queensland. [1] [2] It includes several species of cardamom.
The green seed pods of the plant are dried and the seeds inside the pod are used in Indian and other Asian cuisines, either whole or ground. It is the most widely cultivated species of cardamom; for other types and uses, see cardamom. Cardamom pods as used as spice. True cardamom may have been used in Ayurveda medicine as early as the 4th ...
Lanxangia tsao-ko, formerly Amomum tsao-ko, and also known as red cardamom or Chinese black cardamom, [3] is a ginger-like plant known in English by the transliterated Chinese name (Chinese: 草果; pinyin: cǎoguǒ; Jyutping: cou 2 gwo 2; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chháu-kó). It grows at high altitudes in Yunnan, [2] as well as the northern highlands of ...
Amomum subulatum, also known as black cardamom, hill cardamom, [2] Bengal cardamom, [2] greater cardamom, [2] Indian cardamom, [2] Nepal cardamom, [2] winged cardamom, [2] big cardamon, [3] [4] or brown cardamom, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Zingiberaceae.
This is a Bengali spice mix that combines fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and nigella seeds. Used as tempering spices. Pomegranate seed Dried and ground in the Middle East. (Hindi: Anardana अनारदाना) Poppy seed: Very popular in West Bengal known posto, with no of Bengali cuisine, most popular Allu Posto
Technically, a seed oil is a cooking oil made by pressing seeds to extract the fat. But the current pariahs are canola, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, soy, rice bran, sunflower, and safflower oils.
Properties of vegetable oils [1] [2] The nutritional values are expressed as percent (%) by mass of total fat. Type Processing treatment [3] Saturated fatty acids Monounsaturated