These have a warm aroma and a sweetish taste like aniseed. Tastes great with seafood, pork, stuffings, sauces, pickles and some curries. In India it is chewed as a natural breath freshener and as an aid to digestion. Available in 100g bag.

A mixture of authentic spices lightly roasted before grinding and blending to bring out their highly aromatic flavours. Delicious on all roast and grilled meat dishes. Tandoori masala is used for tandoori cooking. Tandoor ovens are traditional Indian clay ovens used to cook meats and vegetables in a kind of barbecue. The tandoori masala is mixed with yoghurt and the meat is coated with the mix and left to marinate before cooking in the tandoor oven.

Top-op Cooking Salt 1.5 Kg (All purpose cooking salt) The ideal choice of cooking and preserving

Whole Green Peas are small and round. They are most commonly eaten boiled or steamed. They have a sweet flavour and starchy texture, and are very similar to yellow peas.

Nigella seeds or Kalwonji are small black seeds with a mild and peppery flavour. Used in curry mixes and sprinkled on Indian breads. Often sprinkled on potatoes and buttered vegetable dishes. The seeds of "Love-in-a-mist" give a peppery warmth when sprinkled onto naan breads. The oil from Nigella seeds is deeply prized by Muslims for its beneficial health properties.

Natco Popping Corn kernels are easily made into delicious American style popcorn. Selected from maize specially grown for its popping capacity, they are harvested from the golden fields of Nebraska. Available in 500g.

This creamy textured large pea holds its shape well and is a staple of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. Often used as a base for houmous, spicy dips, and salads.

White pepper is simply the berry with the outer skin removed which gives a slightly milder and delicate flavour than black pepper. Ground white pepper is made from ground whole white peppers. Use in light coloured or cream sauces and stews to add flavour without the black speckles of black pepper.

Made from the skins of dried chilies. It is extremely hot and an essential base for all vindaloo recipes, providing considerable zest and flavor. Please note that chili powder is also known as cayenne pepper. This is to distinguish it from the Mexican 'chili' variety which contains cumin, garlic, and oregano.

Made from peeled, dried, green mangoes. Used as souring agent, in marinades and as a tenderiser. Best used towards the end of cooking. The flavour is slightly acidic/sweet. Available in 20 x 100g bag.

Bay Leaves have a mild and sweet taste. Use bay leaves to flavour pilaus, biryanis, meat curries, pasta sauces, casseroles and stews Bay leaves are grown in the Mediterranean region and are mainly used in soups, stews, meat and vegetable dishes. The leaves also flavour classic French dishes such as bouillabaisse and bouillon. Bay leaves are pungent and have a sharp, bitter taste. In ancient times, the leaf was symbol of honour, health and good fortune. Bay leaves can be added for a more pungent flavour in bean, split pea and vegetable soups, meat stews, spaghetti sauce and chilli. Be sure to remove bay leaves before eating a dish that has finished cooking. Available in 20 x 50g pack.

One of the most popular spices used in rice dishes. The large oval-shaped black pods release a warm, aromatic flavor. Unlike the green pods, this cardamom is rarely used in deserts and sweet dishes. Black cardamom is now a staple in African, Indian and Middle Eastern cooking. Because of the drying process which involves roasting over open fires, black cardamom has a unique smoky flavor and is just excellent in rice. Use sparingly as it has a rich flavour.

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Cooked Chick Peas In Salted Water.

Soaking your feet in warm water to which salt has been added will give relief to tried feet. By putting a pinch of salt into the water before placing flowers into a vase, it will freshen them. During the winter frosts you can throw salt onto ice and snow and it will help it to melt quickly. When coal on the barbecue are really red, sprinkle, salt onto them , it reduces the amount of smoke and the briquettes stay red longer. Salt baths are recommended for twists and sprians they are also a good tonic.

Green lentils are larger in size and shape to red lentils with a delicious rich pea like flavour. An alternative to puy lentils. Available in 500g bags.

Very hot, small whole chilies that can be used instead of fresh chilies.

Convenient cooking for authentic Indian cuisine Made from pressed, fresh coconut kernel A milky white color and distinctively sweet Can be added to hot curries to reduce their heat No added sugar or preservatives