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It is best stored in the pod, as exposed or ground seeds quickly lose their flavor. Grinding the pods and seeds together lowers both the quality and the price. For recipes requiring whole cardamom pods, a generally accepted equivalent is 10 pods equals 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 teaspoons (7.4 ml) of ground cardamom. [citation needed]
Pink flowers are borne near the ground and give way to red, fleshy fruits containing shiny brown seeds, which are typically 3–5 mm in diameter. [7] The spice, known as Ethiopian cardamom, false cardamom, or korarima, [2] is obtained from the plant's seeds (usually dried), and is extensively used in Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine.
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 ...
Alleppey Green Cardamom is a variety of cardamom that originated from the present day of the Indian state of Kerala. The area of production of this variety of pepper spans across Southern Kerala, Western and Southern Tamil Nadu along the Western Ghats. It finds mention in ancient Hindu texts and is one of the spices traded since antiquity.
Cardamom: Green cardamom [1] এলাচ Elaach Used in cooking food and desserts to increase flavor. Large cardamom [8] বড় এলাচ Boro elaach Very earthy and darkly aromatic. Cinnamon [1] দারচিনি Daarchini Give aromatic flavor in food. Coriander seed [9] ধনে Dhone Garam masala [1] গরম মশলা Garam ...
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Elettaria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Zingiberaceae.They are native to India and Sri Lanka, but cultivated and naturalized elsewhere. [2] One member of the genus, E. cardamomum, is a commercially important spice used as a flavouring agent in many countries.
Aframomum angustifolium, known as "wild cardamom" in English, [2] is a species in the ginger family Zingiberaceae that grows in tropical Africa and in Madagascar. [ 1 ] Description