Black Cardamom

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Black cardamom has a distinctly more astringent aroma, though not bitter, with coolness similar to mint, though with a different aroma. In India, black cardamom is felt superior for spicy and rustic dishes and can be used in liberal amounts. The fruit is 4 to 6 times size of small cardamom. There are many distinct species of black cardamom, ranging in pod size from 2 cm to more than 5 cm with different tastes. Large cardamom is the dried fruit of a perennial herbaceous plant and its quality characteristics are different from that of small cardamom.


It is best to buy cardamom in the pods, which are removed and discarded. You can also buy cardamom seeds however; they lose much of their flavor. Ground cardamom has even less flavor than the fresher ones.

To make black cardamom powder, grind the whole cardamom in a mixer to a fine powder. Pass the ground powder through a sieve to remove the outen skin. Store in a air-tight container and use as rewuired.