Cardamom whole - (with shell) organic

Cardamom whole - (with shell) organic

Cardamom is mainly grown in southern India and Sri Lanka.

It is the cardamom seeds that are used from the plant. The seeds mainly contain essential oil with, among other things, cineole and terpinen-4-ol. It is the essential oil that gives cardamom its spicy, delicious and unique taste as well as the spice's good, valuable health properties such as antispasmodic, weather-distributing agent for colic/stomach aches. Cardamom is mainly known as a fine spice to crush and use in curry mixtures and for sweet breads, cakes and buns. A little cardamom in black tea or coffee adds new flavor dimensions! Scandinavians use 25-50 times more cardamom than the Germans and the French. Cardamom seeds are also an important ingredient in various Chai mixtures.

Individual batches of our cardamom may have a brown, almost wilted "look". This is because the cardamom has been steamed to kill certain bacteria. There is nothing wrong with the seeds themselves.

Scientific name: Elettaria cardamomum

Plant part: Seed

Country of origin: India

Recipe tip!

Spice seed mixture to chew on after meals

20 grams of cardamom seeds without shells

10 g whole cumin

20 g cumin

30 g fennel seeds

20 g anise seeds

Store in a jar with a lid.

Chai Blend Tea

20 grams cardamom seeds with or without shells, whole or slightly crushed

30 grams ginger pieces (not powder)

10 grams whole cloves

30 grams cinnamon in pieces

10 grams fennel seeds

Mix and store in a jar with a lid.

For 4 cups of chai tea - take 2-3 tsp and boil it in 500 ml of water for 5 min. Let it steep for 5 min under a lid. Strain and mix with an equal amount of milk (or oat milk), sweeten with honey and serve hot. Yum!

Mulled wine spices

Same mixture as for Chai tea above but boil in 2-3 dl water under lid for 4-5 min. Let steep for 5 min. Then mix with suitable juice or apple juice to make 1 liter of mulled wine. Let steep hot for 30 min under lid and strain. Red wine can also be used.