Cardamom of commerce is the dried ripe fruit (capsules of cardamom plant) often referred as the Queen of Spices because of its very pleasant aroma and taste. Cardamom has a strong, unique taste, with an intensely aromatic, resinous fragrance
Botanical Name:Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods. While Cinnamomum verum is sometimes considered to be "true cinnamon", most cinnamon in international commerce is derived from related species, which are also referred to as "cassia" to distinguish them from "true cinnamon.
The True Cinnamon or Sri Lankan Cinnamon is the dried inner stem bark of Cinnamomum Verum.Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of several trees from the genus Cinnamomum that is used in both sweet and savoury foods.Cinnamon bark is widely used as a spice.It is also used in many dessert recipes, such as apple pie, doughnuts, and cinnamon buns as well as spicy candies, coffee, tea, hot cocoa, and liqueursIn the Middle East, cinnamon is often used in savoury dishes of chicken and lamb. In the United States, cinnamon and sugar are often used to flavour cereals, bread-based dishes, such as toast, and fruits, especially apples; a cinnamon-sugar mixture is even sold separately for such purposes. It is also used in Turkish cuisine for both sweet and savoury dishes.
Botanical Name: Syzygium aromaticum L.
Prepared by harvesting and drying unopened flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum L.
Botanical name - Coriandrum sativum
Coriander is an important spice crop having a prime position in flavouring food.Coriander is the ripe fruit of the herb Coriandrum sativum. Coriander can be found in form of seed and leaves. All these have different flavors so it is individually used differently in recipes with coriander.
Botanical Name - Cuminum cyminum
Cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family.Cumin seeds are used as a spice for their distinctive flavour and aroma. It is globally popular and an essential flavouring in many cuisines, particularly South Asian, Northern African and Latin American cuisines
Fenugreek is used as an herb (dried or fresh leaves), spice (seeds), and vegetable (fresh leaves, sprouts, and microgreens). Sotolon is the chemical responsible for fenugreek's distinctive sweet smell.
Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale.
Obtained by cracking dried rhizome of Zingiber officinale
Botanical Name: Vanilla planifolia
Obtained by cutting processed and dried beans of Vanilla planifolia.
Dried Moringa leaves can be made into powder using a mortar & pestle, local grain grinders, burr mills (hand crank or motor driven), or simply by rubbing the dried leaves against a fine screen. Once the dried Moringa leaves have been transformed into a powder, the leaves powder is sifted to remove any remaining stems.
Moringa leaves powder can be added to any food or beverage and it will increase the vitamin, mineral and protein content. For healthy individuals, a few spoonfuls of Moringa leaf powder can be added to any meal to make it more nutritious. Since the nutrient content of Moringa leaf powder decreases if exposed to heat, add the powder after the food or drink has been prepared, just before serving.
If you use the Moringa leaves powder for tea, you can reuse the moringa powder. Collect the moringa powder after making the tea and for example use it for a milkshake, salad or soup.
Moringa oleifera tree provides some of the most useful and valuable seeds on earth. Moringa oleifera seeds can create powerful and natural medicines used to heal a variety of ailments. In addition, Moringa oleifera seeds are used to purify water and feed animals. While many parts of Moringa oleifera trees are deemed useful, the seeds are especially prized for their medicinal powers. Moringa seeds have valuable properties that enable them to treat a wide array of illnesses and conditions.
The seeds of the moringa plant have been used in Ayurveda medical practice for centuries to treat a variety of ailments and to improve overall health in patients. The antibiotic properties of moringa seeds make them valuable in poultices and topical treatments for bacterial infections and other conditions of the skin. Taken internally, moringa seeds have traditionally been used to reduce the frequency of epileptic fits and to treat arthritis and rheumatoid disorders.
The leaves of the Moringa oleifera tree are very nutritious. They can be consumed fresh, cooked or dried. Since dried Moringa leaves retain their nutrient content, it is possible to convert them into leaf powder. When there is an abundance of leaves, this leaf powder can be made and stored easily. Moringa Leaf Powder is an excellent nutritional supplement and can be added to any dish.
Leaves will be dried in an area protected from light to prevent the loss of vitamins and protected from dust and pests to prevent contamination.If necessary, leaves will be covered by thin cloth or mosquito netting to help keep them clean while drying. The drying process will be completed as quickly as possible to prevent the growth of molds; if leaves mold or mildew they should be thrown out or used for compost.
Mustard is an annual herb cultivated as oil seed crop or as vegetable.The spice is widely used for its flavor and aroma in the food processing industry. Mustard oil is also used to cook lot of eatables and dishes.
Produced by sun drying unripened matured berries of Piper nigrum.
Botanical Name: Piper nigrum L.
Green pepper in brine consists of fresh green pepper berries of the plant.
Botanical Name: Piper nigrum L
White pepper is prepared by soaking fully matured berries of Piper nigrum L. in clean flowing water for about 10 days and sun drying the same after removing the outer pericarp. Complies with USFDA ASTA&EU standards.
Botanical Name - Myristica fragrans Houtt
Produced by drying aril of the fruit
Botanical Name: Vanilla planifolia
Vanilla, a member of the orchid family is a climbing monocot possessing a stout, succulent stem; short petioled, oblong leaves.Vanilla is one of the oldest and one of the most expensive spices as well as one of the most familiar, but you don’t hear a lot about it’s health benefits. That’s probably because it is more important for its flavoring and aromatic uses.
Vanilla extract is taken from the vanilla bean in Central America. The production of this extract began in Mexico in its early centuries. This was done by the Totonacas, and has been used for medical purposes through time including today. It has been used for different medical conditions ranging from breathing issues and reproductive conditions to emotional conditions such as anxiety.
Coriander powder, garam masala, fennel powder, cumin powder, meat masala, green gram masala, sambar powder, dry ginger powder, chicken masala, vegetable masala, kashmiri chilly powder, black pepper powder, mutton masala, turmeric powder, fenugreek powder.
Chilli is the dried ripe fruit of the genus Capsicum. Capsicum annuum is an annual sub –shrub, the flowers of which are borne singly and fruits usually pendent, which provide red peppers, cayenne, paprika and chillies and sweet pepper a mild form with large inflated fruits.
Bay Leaf or Laurel Leaf are dried leaves or an evergreen shrub.Bay leaf refers to the aromatic leaves of several plants used in cooking.Bay leaves were used for flavoring by the ancient Greeks.It is a fixture in the cooking of many European cuisines as well as in the Americas. They are used in soups, stews, meat, seafood, vegetable dishes, and sauces. The leaves also flavor many classic French dishes. The leaves are most often used whole and removed before serving Thai cuisine employs bay leaf in a few Arab-influenced dishes, notably massaman curry.Bay leaves can also be crushed or ground before cooking. Crushed bay leaves impart more of their desired fragrance than whole leaves, but are more difficult to remove, and thus they are often used in a muslin bag or tea infuser. Ground bay laurel may be substituted for whole leaves, and does not need to be removed, but it is much stronger due to the increased surface area and in some dishes the texture may not be desirable.
Dried seed of the fruit Myristica fragrans HOUTT.
Botanical Name:Myristica fragrans HOUTT.
Botanical Name:Curcuma longa
Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and a mild fragrance slightly reminiscent of orange and ginger, and while it is best known as one of the ingredients used to make curry, it also gives ballpark mustard its bright yellow color.
The ripe fruit of tamarind tree is used as a condiment.
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