If you like chai, it’s because of the enchantment of a single spice out of all the heady flavorings in this Indian tea. Once you taste cardamom, even if you don’t know its name, you never forget it.

Cardamom contains many nutritional properties and may help in weight loss. Just take out seeds of the cardamom pod and powder them roughly with a mortar and pestle or using the back of a heavy spoon.

Cardamom Chai or Elaichi Chai is a refreshing Indian tea made with black tea, milk, freshly crushed cardamom and sugar. It uses only cardamom to delicately fragrance the creamy tea. I love Indian tea ...

Cardamom or elaichi is known as the queen of spices in India thanks to its unmatchable flavour and amazing benefits. Belonging to the ginger family, it has a small green pod with black seeds inside.

Cardamom is one of the most popular spices in IndiaPhoto Credit: Pexels Indian cuisine is known to derive its complex flavours from different spices. One of the most famous spices used in many regions ...