Cardamom grows in Tanzania, India and Guatemala. It is a perennial tropical plant and its seeds have been used as a classic spice in many countries since ancient times. Cardamom is aromatic and spicy and is added to baked goods, soups, drinks and meat dishes.
Cardamom improves appetite, has a beneficial effect on the functioning of the stomach, heart, brain and intestines, removes harmful substances and toxins from the body, and green tea with cardamom will help to reduce weight. The vitamins that make up the spice have a positive effect on the nervous system, regular use of cardamom will help get rid of depression and migraines.
In oriental medicine, this product is used to treat coughs, asthma, bronchitis, cystitis, nephritis, colds. It is able to relieve toothache.
Cardamom has a sweet and pungent taste. Spice is added to baked goods, meat, coffee, cereals, tea, jelly and compote. For boiled fish, a mixture of cumin, saffron and cardamom is the ideal combination. Fried foods are best seasoned with paprika and cardamom. For aspic, you need cardamom and marjoram. The spice is found in the compositions of the famous liqueurs: "Chartreuse" and "Cuiraso", it will not be superfluous in homemade liqueur, liqueur and wine.
Choose cardamom seeds carefully for a flavorful spice. The boxes should not be unripe, shriveled, empty or cracked. Cardamom is a hot spice and should be carefully consumed by people with stomach ulcers. For baking, up to 0.4 g per serving is enough, for soups and drinks it is better to use seeds.
In our country, it is customary to add a spicy spice to meat dishes (veal, lamb and beef), to gingerbreads, muffins, pies and gingerbread.
The dish contains many trace elements useful for humans, and with the help of cardamom, pumpkin porridge will turn out to be very tasty. To prepare it, you will need:
- 500 g pumpkin;
- 350 g of millet groats;
- 1 liter of milk;
- 7 g ground cardamom;
- 150 g sugar;
- cinnamon.
Grind the pumpkin on a coarse grater, add cinnamon, sugar and spice, mix. To cook the porridge, rinse the cereal, fill it with water and bring to a boil. Put millet and a mixture of pumpkin and spices in several layers in pots, fill with milk. We bake in the oven at 200 degrees for 1 hour.
