Know Your Spices

Health Benefits of Cinnamon

The “True Cinnamon” Cinnamon is the dried inner stem bark of Cinnamomum Verum. Cinnamon plants are grown as bushes. It is found to help diabetics in digestion of sugar. It has astringent; stimulant and carminative properties and can check nausea and vomiting. The cinnamon bark oil has anti-fungal properties and cinnamon leaf oil is widely used in perfumery and cosmetics

Know Your Spices

Health Benefits of Green Cardamom

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.

Recipes

Rice Pudding (Kheer)

Rice pudding is made from rice and milk and other ingredients such as dry fruits, cinnamon and green cardamoms and resins. Variants are used for either desserts or dinners. When used as a dessert, it is commonly combined with a sweetener. Enjoy it hot or cold. I like the cold one. Watch the video above for complete recipe.

Recipes

Monj Hakh (Kohlrabi)

Kohlrabi, is very popular dish in Kashmir. It is also very common in some European countries. It has a long leaves and round bulb that’s usually purple or pale green. It’s always light whitish from inside. The bulb is widely used in salads. Its leaves and stems are slightly crunchy and are cooked similarly to collard greens.