Know Your Spices

Health Benefits of Chillies

2021-07-11 Sanjay Pandita

Chilli is the dried ripe fruit of the genus Capsicum. Capsicum annum is an annual sub –shrub, the flowers of which are borne singly and fruits usually pendent, which provide red peppers, cayenne, paprika and chillies and sweet pepper (bell pepper) a mild form with large inflated fruits. It was first introduced in India by Portuguese towards the end of 15th Century. Now it is grown all over the world except in colder parts.

Health Benefits of Green Cardamom

2021-07-08 Sanjay Pandita

Cardamom is widely used as a flavoring material in whole and ground form. Cardamom oil and oleoresin has applications in flavoring processed food and in perfumery. It has immense health benefits and is widely used in Pharma industry and in Ayurveda.

Health Benefits of Large Cardamom

2021-07-07 Sanjay Pandita

Large Cardamom is a perennial herb with subterranean rhizomes and 50-140 aerial leafy shoots. It is used as a flavourant. Greater cardamom has many medicinal properties and applications.

Health Benefits of Bay Leaf

2021-07-06 Sanjay Pandita

Bay Leaf also called laurel leaf are dried leaves of an evergreen shrub. The essential oil from the leaves are used as spice and food flavouring agent. ay Leaf has wider application in traditional medicines.

Health Benefits of Basil (Tulsi)

2021-07-06 Sanjay Pandita

Basil (Tulsi) also known as French Basil or Sweet Basil. Apart from flavouring numerous foods, it has many health benefits.

Health Benefits of Asafoetida

2021-07-06 Sanjay Pandita

Asafoetida is dried latex obtained from the roots of a species of plant called Ferula. It is a perennial herb found in Mediterranean region, extensively used for flavoring curries, sauces, and pickles. It has immense health benefits as well.

Health Benefits of Aniseed

2021-07-05 Sanjay Pandita

It is majorly used in culinary as a flavourant, household, cosmetic and medicinal purposes. The fruit of anis, commercially called aniseed is widely used for culinary and health benefits.

Origin and History of Spices

2021-07-02 Sanjay Pandita

History of Spices is very interesting. It tells us how Spices have been the dominating commodity of the word trade for centuries. Many wars were fought only to dominate the spice trade. Spice trade has shaped the world history as we know it today.

Health Benefits of Chillies

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