Spice of the Week: Cardamom

Spice of the Week: Cardamom

Known as the queen of all spices, cardamom is the dried fruit of a herbaceous plant. It helps with the digestive process, and it can even help to burn body fat more effectively. Oh, and it also adds a great flavor to a wide variety of recipes!

Get started cooking with cardamom with this recipe.

Thandai indian milk drink

Prep time 20 Min's

serves 4

Ingredients:

2 cup fresh rose petals

4 cup milk

4 tbsp sugar

30 almonds soaked

4 tbsp fennel seeds

4tbsp poppy seeds

4 ground black pepper

2 tsp cardamom powder

Fresh fruit can be added optional

How to make:

1. Grind all the Ingredients in a blender jar and make it a paste. Add in it milk and may be fresh fruit. Blend till smooth. Let it chill in a refrigerator for few hours. Pleasestrain it before drinking ,can be added vanilla ice cream or ice.

Check out these other great cardamom recipes!

Jeera Rice

Puran poli Sweet roti

Carrot Halwa

Spice of the Week: Ginger

Spice of the Week: Ginger

Ginger is used in a wide variety of recipes. This root is used in a wide variety of breads, vegetable dishes, rice and bean dishes, and even some drinks. In addition to adding a great spicy flavor to the recipes it’s used in, ginger also has some great medicinal benefits. It aids digestion and can help to ward off a cold.

If you’d like to start cooking with ginger, check out the following recipe!

Masala Chai Tea

Chai  is the drink offered everywhere in India. No doubt it is a little bit habit-forming, but it is great way to start the day. It has antioxidant proprieties and gives relief from the common cold and allergies. Different varieties of this tea are available and the recipe below is more for black tea. I like Tetley Tea bags which are good to use. You can also find many different kinds of tea leaves in Indian grocery stores. Fresh ginger and Lemon grass and/or fresh mint can give a very nice flavor and punch to the taste. This recipe will also work with soy milk.

Preparation Time: 10 Minutes

Serves: 2


Ingredients:

1	Cup	Milk
1	Cup	Water
1	Pinch	Tea Masala
2		Tea Bags
2	Tsp	Sugar

 Directions:

1. Mix all of the ingredients.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Let simmer for a few seconds. 
4. Chai is ready and tastes great with biscuits!

Tips:

• Tea Masala is a mix of 2 Tbsp Dry Ginger Powder & 2 Tbsp Cinnamon and Cardamom Powder with a pinch of black pepper.  
• If you mix ingredients together you can store the mixture in a jar and use as needed.

Take a look at these other great ginger recipes:

Mutter & Tofu Panjabi style

Mutter Paneer

Khaman Dhokla - Spongy Chana Dal snack

Yellow Thai Curry