About Product
Badi Elaichi or Black Cardamom is a popular Indian spice belonging to the ginger family. It comes in the form of dark brown or black pods with hard, dried skin with small dark-colored seeds inside.
It is mainly grown in India, Bhutan and Nepal, with more than half of its world's produce harvested in India.
Flavour Profile
Badi Elaichi has a strong and pungent aroma with a smokey flavour that comes from how it is dried. It also has notes of mint which balances the otherwise sharp taste.
Cooking Uses
Due to its strong taste, it is often used whole and used in slow cooking that helps release its flavour. When used in powdered form, less is more as the flavours are intense. Badi Elaichi is an integral part of many savoury Indian dishes like Biryani, Dals and various other curries. It is also one of the prominent ingredients of Garam Masala.
Benefits
• Increases Appetite - Badi Elaichi helps improve the appetite by stimulating digestion. A small quantity of Badi Elaichi (1-1.5 gm) mixed in water or honey, once a day after light meals can help those with loss of appetite.
• Improves Heart Health - Consuming Badi Elaichi regularly helps keep the heart healthy and keeps a check on the blood pressure. The spice also has the qualities to reduce the chances of blood clots.
• Aids Oral Hygiene - Regular consumption of Badi Elaichi can help cure bad breath and even treat teeth and gum infections.
• Provides Respiratory Relief - Intake of Black Cardamom can be a boon for those suffering from Asthma and other respiratory problems, as it normalizes the mucous flow through the respiratory tract.
Chukde Advantage
• Chukde Badi Elaichi is completely clean and mud-free. Grown in forest areas, the spice has a lot of dirt attached to it. Our innovative technology ensures that our spice is completely clean.
• Chukde Badi Elaichi is fungus free. Badi Elaichi required to be dried to keep its shelf life high. We ensure that the moisture is removed completely leaving no scope for fungal growth.
• Chukde Badi Elaichi is 'Badi' and better. Only the big size pods pass through our tests so that each unit that is packed is matured and ripe, giving you the best.
• All our Spices pass through ETO Sterilization before being packaged and sold.