TRS Green Cardamom (Elachi) 50g

TRS Green Cardamom (Elachi) are whole pale-green pods holding small sticky black seeds. The pod is mostly a wrapper; the aroma — sweet, floral and slightly camphorous — lives in the seeds inside.

Best for

• Masala chai and kheer
• Biryani, pulao and korma
• Gulab jamun, halwa and garam masala

How to cook it

For savoury dishes, bruise the pod with the flat of a knife and fry it whole in ghee at the start. For sweets and chai, split the pods, take out the seeds and crush them to a powder — the flavour is far stronger that way, and you avoid papery husks in the finished dish. Two or three pods will scent a pot of rice or a litre of milk.

Pack and storage

50 g. Store in a cool, dry place, sealed after opening.