the color needs to be maintained. Black
or brown cardamom (kali or bardi
elaichi) is a large, woody-looking pod
that is used in India to spice rice and
meat dishes. I love its flavor in some of
my lentil dishes, and I like to use it in my
chai masala to help stifle a cough.
Although the medicinal properties of
black cardamom still need further
research, my mother-in-law firmly
believes that it helps prevent coughing.
In my own experience, I’ve found that to
be consistently true.
- CAROM SEEDS (AJWAIN, AJOWAN):
These small, pungent seeds come from
an annual shrub from the same family as
cumin and caraway, and they carry a
