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Indian Spices

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Spices we use for Indian cooking

Added on: May 13th, 2008
Country: United States
Language: English

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Cardamom

Posted on Sunday October 19th, 2008 at 11:24 in spices, cardamom

Cardamom is also called as Elaichi (in Hindi) Elakkai or Elam (in tamil) which is commonly used to add flavor to any kind of dish. It also helps giving relief whenever we have tooth ache or gums pain. I remember my grandma used to keep it along with ...
Dry Ginger - Chukku

Posted on Monday October 13th, 2008 at 06:56 in spices, chukku

Chukku is a very famous spice which is used most commonly in Kerala. Chukku vellam - Dry ginger water is a very famous in Kerala. While boiling water, we put chukku along with pepper and cumin seeds and drink this chukku vellam whenever we have sore ...
Omam

Posted on Wednesday October 8th, 2008 at 14:30 in spices, kalonji, omam

Nigella Sativa - scientific name for omam(in Tamil); Kalonji (in Hindi). In general Omam is good for digestion. In India, we usually keep store bought omam water handy, if small infants are around us. We give a teaspoon of this water everyday to in...
Sesame Oil

Posted on Friday October 3rd, 2008 at 11:29 in sesame oil

Sesame oil is something we use in most of our spicy dishes like vatha kozhambu, for seasoning dosa, idly. This oil is also known as Gingelly oil or queen of OIls. We use this oil to lubricate our skin before taking bath. We use it everyday before ...
Tamarind

Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 00:53 in spices, tamarind

This is the main ingredient for the Indian dishes. Tamarind is used for making sambar, rasam, tamarind rice and most other recipes. Its very tart and acidic and is the main component of savory dishes. n temples, especially in Asian countries, the p...
Moong Dhall

Posted on Thursday May 22nd, 2008 at 00:37 in spices, moong dhall

This is moong split without shells. This yellow dal doesn't need to be soaked and are easy to cook and digest. These beans can also be boiled and mashed in soups, stews, and sauces. In India the mung beans are also consumed as a snack. The dried mung...