Spices

Colombo Powder

By Roving Reporter | March 30, 2012 |

Colombo Powder is a blend of various spices and is a regional version of a traditional curry powder spice mix. It typically contains cumin, coriander, brown mustard, cloves, fenugreek, turmeric and roasted rice as a thickener. Even if it looks like typical yellow curry powder and even smells slightly like…

Green Cardamom

By Jenni | June 2, 2011 |

Green cardamom, like the black variety, is part of the ginger family. The green cardamom plant, elettaria, is also known as true cardamom and is the most popular variety of cardamom. It is used to flavour food and drink, as a spice and in medicine.

Fenugreek or Methi

By Jenni | May 25, 2011 |

Fenugreek is cultivated worldwide and its seeds and leaves are common ingredients in dishes all across the Indian Subcontinent where it is known as ‘methi’. Using Fenugreek or Methi Fenugreek is used both as a herb (the leaves) and as a spice (the seed, also known as methi). It is a…

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