Black Cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
Black Cardamom (Badi Elaichi)
Short Description:
Large Cardamom is a perennial herb with underground rhizomes and 50–140 leafy shoots, each 1.7–2.6 m tall with 9–13 glabrous leaves. It has condensed yellowish spikes bearing 10–15 round or oval reddish-brown trilocular capsules, each containing many seeds.
Foreign Name:
English : Black Cardamom,Nepal Cardamom French : Cardamome noir German : Nepal Cardamom Chinese : Xiang Doukou Nepalese : Elaa
Uses:
Large Cardamom is used as a flavourant in dishes like Pulavu, Biriyani, and meat preparations, and as an ingredient in curry powders and spice masalas. It is also used in Ayurvedic and Unani medicines, and in flavouring cola, biscuits, and liquors.