Description

Elaichi powder is used where whole pods would be a nuisance to eat around — in koeksisters, milk tart, boeber, halwa, ice cream and cakes.

Use it sparingly. Cardamom turns soapy and medicinal when overdone, and the line between fragrant and overwhelming is roughly a quarter teaspoon in a family-sized pudding.

Ground cardamom fades faster than the whole pod. If you use it only a few times a year, buy the 200 ml jar and keep the pods for everything else.