Exotic Indian Spices -

Cumin Seeds

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Content : Cumin is the dried, white fruit with greyish brown colour of a small slender annual herb. The surface of the fruit has 5 primary ridges, alternatively has 4 less distinct secondary ridges bearing numerous short hairs. The plant is 15 to 50 cm high. The aromatic seed like fruit is elongated, ovoid, 3 to 6 mm long, slightly bitter and has a warm flavour. The flowers are white or rose coloured in small umbels.

Dill Seeds

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Content : Dill is a herbaceous annual with pinnately divided leaves. The ripe, light brown seeds emit an aromatic odour. The leaves have pleasant aromatic odour and warm taste. Both seeds and leaves are valued as spice. Dill is the dried fruit of the herb anethum graveolens, which belongs to the parsley family. Dill seeds are oval-shaped, soft and fluffy and has a pungent and aromatic flavor. Dill seeds have been used since ancient times.

Fennel Seeds

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Content : Fennel seeds are the dried fruit of Foeniculum vulgare, which belongs to the parsley family. It is oval in shape and green or yellowish brown in color. It has a slightly sweet flavour.

Fenugreek Seeds

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Content : Fenugreek seed is the ripe fruit of an annual herb. This robust herb has light green leaves, is 30-60 cm tall and produces slender, beaked pods, 10-15 cm long, each pod contains 10-20 small hard yellowish brown seeds, which are smooth and oblong, about 3mm long, each grooved across one corner, giving them a hooked appearance.

Celery Seeds

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Content : Celery is an umbelliferous, aromatic, herbaceous plant grown for its leaves, seeds, oleoresin and essential oil. Celery plant is usually 30-60 cm high, erect with conspicuously jointed stems, bearing well-developed leaves on long expanded petioles. The rigid fruit is small, ovoid, 1 to 1.5mm long, 1 to 2mm in diameter, contains a small brown seed.

Coriander Seeds

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Content : Among one of the first spices used by mankind, coriander seeds, is the seed of coriandrum sativum, which belongs to the parsley family. The coriander seeds are almost round in shape and brown to yellowish red in color.

Whole Chillies

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Content : Chilli is the dried ripe fruit of the genus Capsicum. Capsicum annuum is an annual sub � shrub, the flowers of which are borne singly and fruits usually pendent, which provide red peppers, cayenne, paprika and chillies and sweet pepper bell pepper a mild form with large inflated fruits.

Whole Turmeric

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Content : Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes Curcuma longa. The plant is a herbaceous perennial, 60-90 cm high, with a short stem and tufted leaf. There are 7 to 12 leaves, the leaf sheaths forms the pseudo stem. The lamina is green above and pale green below and has a length of 30-40 cm and width 8-12 cm. Inflorescence is a central spike of 10-15 cm length. 1-4 flowers are born in axil of the bract opening one at a time. About 30 flowers are produced in a spike. Seeds are produced in capsules and there will be one to numerous sunken capsules in an inflorescence.

Turmeric Powder

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Content : Turmeric comes from the roots of Curcuma longa, a leafy plant in the ginger family. The root, or rhizome, has a tuff brown skin and bright orange flesh. Ground turmeric comes from the fingers which extend from the root. It is boiled or steamed and then dried, and ground. The odour and taste are aromatic. Turmeric ground shall be free from foreign odour and taste, such as mustiness or rancidity. We can also offer steam sterilize turmeric powder.

Chili Powder

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Content : Chilli is grown throughout the country and is used in almost all dishes. Chillies are of numerous variety and their degree of pungency varies. Dry and fresh Chillies are used in various dishes. Dry chilly gives a red colour and makes the dish attractive.

Crushed Chillies

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Curry Powder

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Content : Curry powder is the exquisite blend of many spices. It is widely used in the Indian cuisine as well as in dishes of Southeast Asia. It can be used as a condiment in dips, marinades and salads.