Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit often referred as the “Queen of Spices” because of its very pleasant aroma and taste, Cardamom is a perennial, herbaceous, rhizomatous plant.

Indian cardamom has a history as old as human civilization and today is among the most exotic and highly prized spices.

Its Uses

The major use is for the preparation of ‘gahwa’ – a strong cardamom coffee concoction which is a symbol for hospitality among Arabs, cardamom is widely used as a flavouring material in whole and ground form.

In Scandinavian countries it is used in baked goods and confectionaries. In Europe and North America it is an ingredient in curry powder and in some sausages products

Cardamom oil and oleoresin has applications in flavouring processed foods, cordials, and liquors and in perfumery and in Ayurvedic medicines.

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