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delicate sweetish licorice
flavor, aid to digestion
Assam tea
black Indian tea, strong,
full-bodied, produces a dark,
orangy liquor with a distinctive
'malty' flavor, good quality,
considered 'self-drinker' by
Indian government, i.e., tea
worth drinking unblended
bay leaves
large dried leaves of bay laurel
tree, one of the oldest herbs
used in cookery
black tea
rich in tannins, highly
astringent, good remedy for
diarrhea, produced by allowing
harvested leaf to wither and
oxidize for several hours before
the process is halted by firing
(i.e., heating and drying out)
the leaf; see Assam,
Ceylon,Nilgiri and Sikkim
cardamom
elaichi or illaichi; (Elettaria
cardamomum) green, white or
black pods which contain black
seeds, very aromatic when
crushed, green pods are more
aromatic than plumper, bleached
white pods, green and white are
generally used with sweet
cooking, black is generally used
for savory cooking, most prized
spice after saffron,
antispasmodic, digestive
stimulant, eases flatulence,
helpful for headaches
cassia
tejpatta; (Cinnamomum cassia)
close relative to cinnamon,
native to southern India and Sri
Lanka
Ceylon tea
black Sri Lankan tea, brisk,
full flavor, reddish-brown
liquor, usually used in blends
cinnamon
darchini or taj; (Cinnamomum
zeylanicum) used in rolled
sticks or powder from the inner
bark of cinnamon trea, aromatic
sweet and pleasant flavor,
relieves nausea, flatulence and
diarrhea, generally considered
to be of better quality than
cassia bark from C. cassia, a
close relative
cloves
laving or lavang or laung;
(Eugenia aromatica)
wonderful aroma, used whole or
powdered, antiseptic,
antispasmodic, prevents nausea,
may be chewed as a breath
freshener
cumin
jeera or zeera; (Cuminum
cyminum)
darchini
see cinnamon
doodh
milk
elaichi
see cardamom
fennel seeds
variari or variyali, sauf or
sonf; aromatic seeds, taste
similar to anise seed, used
whole, roasted seeds make a
delicious mouth freshener and
digestive
ghoor
see jaggery
ginger
adrak or adu (rhizome), soonth
or sont (powdered); (Zingiber
officinale) sharp taste,
native to most of Asia, peel
before using, eases a cold,
brings warmth and settles
stomach, cleansing effect on
body, prevents nausea, improves
appetite and digestion
mace
javitri; (Achillea decolorans)
dried outside covering of nutmeg
kernel, sharper, slightly bitter
flavor, similar to nutmeg but
stronger
masala
spice
Nilgiri tea
black Indian tea, very much like
Ceylon tea, good quality,
considered 'self-drinker' by
Indian government, i.e., tea
worth drinking unblended
Orange Pekoe
a term used for Ceylon black tea
blend (most of the bagged tea
that Americans drink is Indian
and Ceylon black tea)
peppercorns
kali mirac or mari; used whole
or powdered, black and white
pepper comes from same shrub,
instead of picking unripe
berries and drying to produce
black pepper, fruit is allowed
to ripen then is soaked to
remove dark outer skin producing
white variety, milder, helps
promote gastric secretions
poppy seeds
see khas khas
posta
see khas khas
saffron
kesar or kesari or zafrani or
zafran; (Crocus sativus)
sweetish aromatic orange-colored
dried stigmas of crocus flower,
most expensive spice, available
in powdered form, best when used
in stigma form called threads or
strands
sakara
sugar
Sikkim tea
black Indian tea, similar to
Darjeeling, less expensive
tamarind
ambli or imli; bean-like fruit,
wonderful sweet/sour taste, used
for chutneys, dips, cooking,
when ripe is peeled, seeded,
compressed into brick-like
shapes
tea, dust
bits and pieces of tea leaves
left over from the sievings that
separate out whole leaves and
large pieces of leaves, infuses
quickly, used in bags (most of
the bagged tea that Americans
drink is Indian and Ceylon black
tea)
Canned
Tomatoes:
Canned
tomatoes are usually peeled and
packed in their own juice, but they
may have some added tomato pulp or
semi- solid paste. The higher grades
have a better color, usually more
whole than broken pieces, and are
practically free from peel, core,
and other defects.
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