Cardamom Seed Pods Whole (ELLETTARIA CARDAMOMUM)

Description:
Whole Cardamom Seed Pods are from the Ellararia Cardamomum, a perennial plant blonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Cardamom is an aromatic spice, it has a pungent aroma and a warm, spicy-sweet flavor and an exotic floral aroma. The fruit of the cardamom plant is a light green oval pod containing three chambers that can hold up to twenty small black seeds. The seeds may be removed from the pods and ground, or the entire pod may be ground.

Origin:
Guatemala

Other Names:
Bastard Cardamom, Malabar Cardamom

Part Used:
Pod and Seed

Culinary Uses:
For the best flavor, heat the Cardamom Seed in a frying pan and cook the seeds until roasted. Cardamom Seed are used to flavor cakes, gingerbreads, apple pie, candies, cordials, liqueurs and spiced wine, bitters, curries, rice dishes, pickles, sausages and hamburgers. Cardamom Seed is also popular in chai and egg nog. It is also a flavoring used for coffee, To make Arabic-style coffee, mix a small amount of ground cardamom to ground espresso before brewing the coffee. When using cardamom to flavor dishes such as stews and curries, lightly crush the shell of the pod and add both the pod and seeds. The shell will disintegrate while the dish cooks.

Medicinal Uses:
Cardamom, when added to grains and dairy products, improves their digestability. Cardamom improves circulation to the digestive system and lungs. It also helps to improve mental alertness.

Magickal Powers and Correspondences:
Powers: Love, lust and fidelity.
Planet Rulership: Venus
Element Rulership: Water
Gender: Feminine
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