Ajika Green Cardamom Pods - Indian, Persian, Arabic,Morrocan Spice

by Ajika

Product Features

• All natural ingredients No added salt No MSG No preservatives No trans-fats
• Gluten Free
• For recipes, product information please contact Ajika at 952-593-3007
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• Ajika is a family owned business based in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Product Description

Ajika creates foods that are good for you, subscribe to the slow food movement. Ajika strongly believes in natural foods, seasonal cooking, organic, pesticide- and hormone-free foods. Ajika is influenced by the east Indian system of Ayurveda that combines mindful eating with joy and using the gifts of the earth to create Nirvana (bliss) in life. Ajika is mainly a pantry product line. Our products are to be combined with fresh fruits and vegetables in season, fresh fish, soy milk, wild game and free range eggs without added hormones. Ajika is based on common sense nutrition and is for people who persue a vital lifestyle. For detailed information on this product, recipe and comments please refer to the ajika website.

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• ASIN: B0000ZHZA8
• UPC: 049113600707
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,423 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #39 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Herbs, Spices & Seasonings > Single Herbs & Spices > Cardamom Seed

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars resinous, sweet, intense, April 23, 2004

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ajika Green Cardamom Pods - Indian, Persian, Arabic,Morrocan Spice (Misc.)

The flavor of cardamom is medicinal to some--well, it has been used for years to mask the bad taste of remedies. It is a resinous (piney) aromatic bitter-sweet spice, rather intense. The green papery pods are broken open, and the dark seeds inside can be pulled out and ground in a mortar for use in breads, cookies, curries, puddings, chai and the like. It is the spice of "kheer"--Indian rice pudding, where sometimes the whole green pods are thrown in. I use it in tea or even coffee, bruising the black seeds slightly with the pestle. It is also commonly used in pilau (pilaf) or biryani, that festive Indian rice and meat or vegetable cassarole. Scandinavian cooking uses this spice in many cookies and cakes.

If you aren't used to the flavor, it can be a bit startling--not sweet and spicey like cinnamon or nutmeg. The pods are a nuisance to process, but the volatile essential oils are so fugitive that it's better to put up with the job of extracting the seeds than to use ground cardamom that will just lose its scent. Rather like the difference between fresh grated nutmeg and powdered.