Steenbergs Organic Cardamom Ground

Organic Cardamom Ground has a mellow pungency, citrussy and reminiscent of eucalyptus. Steenbergs sources the highest quality organic Green Cardamom pods, which are then ground down to make this green cardamom powder.

Its one of those spices that works great in both savoury and sweet dishes. Cardamom powder is particularly used in baking to make delicious biscuits like cardamom and lemon cookies. A particular favourite flavour on the European continent. Ground cardamom is also a key ingredient in many spice blends and curry mixes.

Axel’s Tasting Notes: Cardamom Ground is a pungent spice: warm, camphorous and eucalyptus that’s pleasingly refreshing.

More about Cardamom Ground

Cardamom is a tall herbaceous perennial, native to India, growing abundantly in the Cardamom Hills of the Malabar Coast at 600 – 1200 m above sea level. The plant grows to a height of 2 – 5 metres. The leaves are lance shaped and may attain a length of 1 metre.

The cardamom pod is about 1cm – 2cm long and contains 15 – 20 dark brown/black seeds. Cardamom is a pod consisting of an outer shell with little flavour and tiny inner seeds. These seeds give the aroma and flavour, but importance is put also on the appearance of the pod.