Black Cardamom or Badi Elaichi, is a royal spice indeed. Cardamom is a spice made from the seed pods of various plants in the ginger family. The pods contain a number of seeds, but the entire cardamom pod can be used whole or ground. It is an essential in the Indian Garam Masala for has immense taste and aroma apart from its medicinal benefits
Amma used to keep Badi Elaichi peeled in a jar on her bediside and pop a few seeds as a mouth freshner once in a while. It is an under-rated mouth freshner having digestive properties.
- 50 gm