Indian Food is the spice of life. Bold, authentic flavors created from fresh, hand roasted spices. At Tandur, we roast and grind our own spices. Explore some of our spices below to help you discover the wonders of each ingredient, the health benefits, and why Indian food tastes so good!
Click on the spices below to learn more.
Indian Food is the spice of life. Bold, authentic flavors created from fresh, hand roasted spices. At Tandur, we roast and grind our own spices. Explore some of our spices below to help you discover the wonders of each ingredient, the benefits and why Indian food tastes so good!
Click on the spices below to learn more!
CARDAMOM
BENEFITS:
It can help relieve digestive problems caused by garlic or onion, making it a beneficial and aromatic addition to any digestively-challenging dish.
TASTE:
Cardamom has a strong and aromatic spicy-sweet taste.
GARLIC
BENEFITS:
Provides many health-promoting benefits, including reducing the risk of heart disease and helping to lower cholesterol.
TASTE:
Garlic has a pungent, spicy flavor that mellows and sweetens during cooking.
SAFFRON
BENEFITS:
Saffron is the most expensive spice in the world! It contains several plant-derived chemical compounds that are known to have anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties.
TASTE:
Saffron energize dishes with a pungent, earthy essence.
BAY LEAVES
BENEFITS:
Also known as Sweet Laurel, have long been used to treat problems associated with the liver, stomach, and kidney.
TASTE:
Bay leaves are pungent, with a sharp, bitter taste. When dried, it has an herbal aroma, and provides a savory boost of flavor to soups and stews.
CINNAMON
BENEFITS:
Cinnamon is often used to help treat muscle spasms, infections, the common cold, and loss of appetite.
TASTE:
The sweet and spicy flavor of cinnamon enhances the taste of vegetables and fruits. It is often used to mellow the tartness of apple pie.
CORIANDER
BENEFITS:
Coriander is a beneficial source of dietary fiber, manganese, iron, and magnesium.
TASTE:
When whole, coriander is light and sweet; its flavor full of citrus and curry. When ground, a roasted, nutty aroma comes forward, somewhat muting its citrus aspects.
CHILI PEPPERS
BENEFITS:
Rich in Vitamin A, chili peppers contain anti-inflammatory properties and can reduce pain, fight free radicals, lower cholesterol, clear congestion, and help boost immunity.
TASTE:
EXTREMELY HOT!
STAR ANISE
BENEFITS:
Anise has been used to treat upset stomach, intestinal gas, and “runny nose,” as well as an expectorant to increase a productive cough, as a diuretic, and as an appetite stimulant.
TASTE:
Delicately sweet and aromatic, anise seeds feature a distinctive liquorice flavor. They contain the essential oil anethole, which provides their rich fragrance.
CLOVES
BENEFITS:
Cloves are anti-fungal, antibacterial, antiseptic, and analgesic. Loaded with antioxidants, they are a good source of minerals, omega-3 fatty acids, fiber, and vitamins.
TASTE:
Cloves release a sweet fragrance when tightly squeezed.
NUTMEG
BENEFITS:
Nutmeg relieves pain, soothes indigestion, and detoxifies the body. It can also boost skin health, alleviate oral conditions, reduce insomnia, and improve immune system function.
TASTE:
Its nutty, slightly sweet flavor enhances baked foods like pies, puddings, muffins, custards, cookies, sweet breads, and cakes.
MUSTARD SEEDS
BENEFITS:
Mustard plant seeds are a rich source of calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, and potassium as well as dietary folate and Vitamin A.
TASTE:
Black mustard seeds have a pungent acrid taste.
GINGER
BENEFITS:
Ginger has been used to relieve digestive problems such as nausea, loss of appetite, motion sickness, and stomach pain.
TASTE:
It’s aromatic, yet pungent and spicy.
TAMARIND
BENEFITS:
Tamarind can help reduce inflammation and fever throughout the body. Its beneficial effects on the immune system can boost eye, respiratory, and digestive health. It is believed to help heal skin conditions, relieve pain, lower cholesterol, improve cardiovascular health, prevent cancer, and even protect against parasites and worms.
TASTE:
Sweet and Tangy.
TURMERIC
BENEFITS:
This bright yellow spice is a powerful medicine, long used in the Chinese and Indian medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent, treating a wide variety of conditions.
TASTE:
Turmeric is mildly aromatic with scents of orange or ginger and a pungent, bitter taste.
ALLSPICE
BENEFITS:
Allspice has pain relieving qualities and can help increases circulation. It also helps protect the gastrointestinal system, boosts the immune system, eradicates fungal infections, lowers blood pressure, and can reduce inflammation.
TASTE:
It has a taste similar to a blend of cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
CUMIN
BENEFITS:
Cumin aids in digestion and improved immunity. It has been used to treat insomnia, respiratory disorders, asthma, common cold, anemia, skin disorders, and cancer.
TASTE:
Cumin has a very distinct flavor possessing an earthy, nutty, spicy taste with mild bitter undertones and hints of lemon.
