Cooking & Spices

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Buying Kerala Spices in Bulk for Home: When It'...

When a larger home order of Kerala spices makes sense, how long whole spices keep, and how to store a bigger stock without losing aroma.

Buying Kerala Spices in Bulk for Home: When It'...

When a larger home order of Kerala spices makes sense, how long whole spices keep, and how to store a bigger stock without losing aroma.

Kerala Spices in Mumbai: Finding the Real Thing...

Where to find Kerala spices in Mumbai, why the city's humidity is hard on cardamom and pepper, and how to store spices in a small Mumbai kitchen.

Kerala Spices in Mumbai: Finding the Real Thing...

Where to find Kerala spices in Mumbai, why the city's humidity is hard on cardamom and pepper, and how to store spices in a small Mumbai kitchen.

Can You Grow Cardamom at Home?

An honest answer from Idukki: cardamom grows well as a shaded pot plant, but pods need humidity, rain, shade, bees and about three years. What to expect where you live.

Can You Grow Cardamom at Home?

An honest answer from Idukki: cardamom grows well as a shaded pot plant, but pods need humidity, rain, shade, bees and about three years. What to expect where you live.

Cassia in Meat Curries and Slow Cooking

How to use cassia in meat curries, biryani and slow-cooked dishes: how much to add, when, and how to avoid a bitter, woody curry.

Cassia in Meat Curries and Slow Cooking

How to use cassia in meat curries, biryani and slow-cooked dishes: how much to add, when, and how to avoid a bitter, woody curry.

Idukki Cardamom vs Guatemalan Cardamom: What's ...

Idukki vs Guatemalan cardamom: same plant, different history, drying, markets and freshness. A fair comparison and how to tell what you're buying.

Idukki Cardamom vs Guatemalan Cardamom: What's ...

Idukki vs Guatemalan cardamom: same plant, different history, drying, markets and freshness. A fair comparison and how to tell what you're buying.

Spice Packaging Explained: Pouches, Jars and Wh...

Pouches, jars, tins or plastic? How different spice packaging handles air, light and moisture, and how to keep whole spices fragrant at home.

Spice Packaging Explained: Pouches, Jars and Wh...

Pouches, jars, tins or plastic? How different spice packaging handles air, light and moisture, and how to keep whole spices fragrant at home.

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