Thursday, February 14, 2008

Queen of spices- Cardamom

Cardamom / Yelakki(Kannada)/ Yelakkai(Tamil)/ Elaichi(Hindi)/ Elakayi(Telugu)

Cardamom the Queen of all spices has a history as old as human race. It is one of the high priced spice in the world.




It has well established culinary values, and it is used in a wide range of sweets and confectionery. It is an important ingredient of garam masala, a combination spice for many vegetarian and non-vegetarian dishes. Cardamom acts as a mouth-freshener after meals. Tea and coffee made with cardamom are pleasantly aromatic and refreshing.
In South Asia green cardamom, is broadly used to treat infections in teeth and gums, to prevent and treat throat troubles, congestion of the lungs and pulmonary tuberculosis, inflammation of eyelids and also digestive disorders. It is also reportedly used as an antidote for both snake and scorpion venom.

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