{"title":"Cinnamon \u0026 Cardamom Powder","description":"\u003cp\u003eGround sweet spices turn up in both savoury and sweet South Asian cooking. Cardamom powder, elachi, perfumes kheer, payasam, halwa, shrikhand and a cup of chai. Cinnamon and clove powders go into biryani masalas, Sri Lankan meat curries and cakes, while fennel powder is used in Kashmiri gravies and Chettinad dishes, and nutmeg is grated into watalappam, the Sri Lankan jaggery custard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach has its own job. Cardamom leads in milk sweets and tea, cinnamon suits both biryani and baking, clove is strong enough that a pinch flavours a whole pot, fennel brings a gentle aniseed sweetness, and nutmeg belongs in custards and rich meat dishes such as nihari. Most cooks keep elachi and cinnamon ground and buy the rest as needed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the most volatile spices on the shelf, and ground cardamom in particular loses its scent within weeks of opening. Buy the smallest pack that suits you and store it in a sealed jar in a dark cupboard. When a recipe depends on the aroma, grind loose seeds from \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cardamom\"\u003ecardamom\u003c\/a\u003e or snap whole cinnamon sticks. For puddings, you might also want a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/kheer-and-payasam-mix\"\u003ekheer and payasam mix\u003c\/a\u003e. For garam masala made at home, you will also want coriander powder and cumin powder from the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/ground-spices\"\u003eground spices\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"fudco-cinnamon-powder-100g","title":"Fudco Cinnamon Powder 100g","description":"\u003cp\u003eFudco Cinnamon Powder is ground cinnamon bark, a warm brown powder with the sweet, woody smell that goes into cakes, chai and spice blends. Ground cinnamon spreads its flavour through a dish quickly, so it suits recipes where whole bark would be fished out, such as batters, doughs and rubs. The pack is processed and packed in the UK. Find more ground sweet spices in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cinnamon-and-cardamom-powder\"\u003eCinnamon \u0026amp; Cardamom Powder\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStir a pinch into masala chai, hot milk or porridge, or beat a teaspoon into cake, cookie and cinnamon bun dough. Mix it with cumin, coriander and chilli for a lamb or chicken rub, or add a little to keema and Moroccan style tagines. It also goes into homemade garam masala when you have no whole bark to grind. The pack says to cook before eating, so bake or simmer it in, and keep the opened pack in an airtight jar away from sunlight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround cinnamon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProcessed and packed in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCook before consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMay contain peanuts, nuts, sesame, gluten, milk, celery, soya, mustard and sulphites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fudco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55572349321555,"sku":null,"price":1.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/fudco-cinnamon-powder-100g-front.png?v=1792767401"},{"product_id":"fudco-elachi-powder-75g","title":"Fudco Elachi Powder 75g","description":"\u003cp\u003eFudco Elachi Powder is ground cardamom, ready to spoon into a pan without cracking and crushing the pods by hand. Elaichi has a sweet, floral, slightly minty aroma that marks out Indian desserts and a good cup of masala chai. A little goes a long way, so a 75g pack lasts. Find more sweet spices in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cinnamon-and-cardamom-powder\"\u003eCinnamon \u0026amp; Cardamom Powder\u003c\/a\u003e range.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow to use it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStir a pinch into kheer, sheera, shrikhand, gajar halwa and laddoo mixtures near the end of cooking, or add it to the pan when you brew chai. It also lifts biryani rice and the syrup for gulab jamun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eGood to know\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround cardamom (elaichi).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e75g pack.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGround cardamom loses aroma quickly, so keep it sealed in an airtight container away from heat.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fudco","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55572388249939,"sku":null,"price":6.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1101\/7433\/9411\/files\/fudco-elachi-powder-75g-front.png?v=1792767495"}],"url":"https:\/\/chandrastores.co.uk\/collections\/cinnamon-and-cardamom-powder.oembed","provider":"Chandra Stores","version":"1.0","type":"link"}