CINNAMON-TEXT

Cinnamon (Dalchini)

Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree. Cinnamon is harvested as strips of bark rolled one inside another. It is used for mainly for seasoning food and preparing masalas It has medicinal uses too.

 This can be prepared by roasting whole cinnamon and then crushing it into fine powder. And it supports natural production of insulin and reduces blood cholesterol in human body.

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NANDITHA

BAY LEAVES-TEXT

Bay leaf (Tez Patta)

It is used in cooking to add a specific flavour to food. It also has some medicinal properties. . 

Fresh or dried bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. Theleaves are not meant to be eaten, although it is safe to do so.

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NANDITHA

CLOVE-LAUNG-TEXT

CLOVE-(LAUNG)

I look like a nail but a bud am I,

Chocolate brown colour and a

strong smell have I.

When your toothache

makes you shout,

I soothe the pain in your mouth.

Think and tell me who am I?

Tell me quickly, who am I?-  clove (laung)

cloves is derived from the Latin word ‘nail ‘means clavus. Cloves are normally 12-16 mm long just like nails with a tapered stem. Cloves is a flower bud of huge tropical tree. It is pink in color when is fresh and after dried it turns into rust brown color. Cloves can be used as whole, crushed or powdered one.

uses

Cloves can be roasted and then crushed to make a fine powder with the help of grinder and can be highly used for making various types of stews, soups and marinades. Cloves is a basic part of whole garam masala, which is one of the most important reason to bring the flavor and aroma in several rice recipes, pulaos and biryanis.

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NANDITHA