03-06-2004, 12:33 PM
If you are using green cardamom pods you can put them in whole - they are very fragrant. For a normal curry I only use 3 pods (for a dish serving 4 people). There are a few recipes that require you to remove the seeds from the pod, but I have never done that so cannot comment on its merits.
Just remember, if you are keeping the food for any length of time to take out the pods before storing it as they will go bitter.
When next you cook white rice, add 3 cardamom pods, 3 cloves and a few strips of cinnamon bark (or a half stick of cinnamon) - makes beautifully aromatic rice.
Just remember, if you are keeping the food for any length of time to take out the pods before storing it as they will go bitter.
When next you cook white rice, add 3 cardamom pods, 3 cloves and a few strips of cinnamon bark (or a half stick of cinnamon) - makes beautifully aromatic rice.