Ajwain (pronounced aj’o-wen) is a member of the Umbelliferae family, which has some 2,700 members including dill, caraway and cumin. It is mostly found in Indian cooking, where it is also known as bishop’s weed or carom.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Anise, also called aniseed, is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. Its flavor has similarities with some other spices, such as star anise, fennel, and licorice.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Bay leaves or Tez Pata are unlike all the other herbs in the spice cabinet. While we cook with and eat most herbs, these aromatic leaves are best used whole and are always removed from the pot before eating.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Black cardamom, also known as hill cardamom, Bengal cardamom, greater cardamom, Indian cardamom, Nepal cardamom, winged cardamom, or brown cardamom, comes from either of two species in the family Zingiberaceae.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Kalonji or small black nigella seeds are a confusing spice to many people because of the many names they go by. In India they are known as kalonji and in the United States they are called charnushka. They are also frequently (and mistakenly) called black onion seeds, black cumin and black caraway. Kalonji or black nigella seeds have tremendous health benefits.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Almonds are packed with vitamins, minerals, protein, and fiber, and are associated with a number of health benefits. Add to your basket now!
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Brown mustard seeds (whole), or Brassica juncea, are derived from a plant common to India, China and Africa. These sharp seeds are preferred to their yellow counterparts in many Indian and African dishes due to their hotter, more pungent flavor.
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Cinnamon spice is one of the highly prized items that has been in use since biblical times for its fragrance, medicinal and culinary properties. This delightfully exotic, sweet-flavored spice traditionally obtained from the inner brown bark of Cinnamomum trees which when dried rolls into a tubular-sticks, known commercially as “quill.”
Origin: India Or Pakistan
Cloves are the most well-known spice in the group of spices known as “flower spices,” and have a strong, sweet flavor.
Origin: India Or Pakistan