Cinnamon :: దాల్చిన చెక్క :: दालचीनी

Cinnamon also known as sweet wood is one of the compulsory spices in the kitchen. Cinnamon is basically the thin bark of the tree which is eventually broken into pieces to use in cooking. Cinnamon is used  in preparing masalas as well as a sweetener. Cinnamon is a good weight loss agent, helps digestion and is good for diabetics.


Cinnamon plant bears beautiful flowers.

Cinnamon bark :: దాల్చిన చెక్క బెరడు :: दालचीनी छाल

cinnamon sticks typically looks like this after scraping off the layers of cinnamon bark

Cinnamon :: దాల్చిన చెక్క :: दालचीनी

The sticks broken further in pieces is what we use in cooking

cardamom :: ఏలకులు :: इलायची

I've seen this Big cardamom in biryani and wondered what it was which made me search for spices.
Cardamom is one of the compulsory ingredients in masala and sweets.

Here it goes Big Cardamom ::  పెద్ద ఏలకులు ::  बड़ा इलायची      
      























cardamom :: ఏలకులు :: इलायची

We have black, green & brown cardamom.