
Gourmet Filter Coffee
Shade-grown, roasted for mocha and espresso; hand graded into a special blend
250gm packs ....Rs 150
Cardamom
Hand-graded
100gm packs ....Rs 200
Elletaria cardamomi
(Cardamom) - the "queen of spices" is native to these forests
and is cultivated in the stade of rainforest trees. The pods
of cardamom are hand picked through the monsoons, dried in
wood based kilns, and used for their amazing flavour in
sweets, desserts, vegetable and meat curries, biryanis, teas,
etc. Cardamom is also valued for its healing and curative
properties on account of its high volatile oil content and
used for strengthening digestion activities, counteracting
nausea, in aroma therapy, as a diuretic and in relieving
headache.s.
Black Pepper
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100gm packs ....Rs 50
Piper
nigrum (Black Pepper) - Hand picked from
vines which grow on the native jungle trees, black pepper is
rich with volatile oils that make it known as the "king of
spices". It aids in digestion, antiflatulence, relieves sore
throats, has anti-oxidant properties, enhances general
metabolism and forms an intrinsic part of all indian and much
of continental cuisine.
Kokam
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200gm packs ....Rs 75
Garcinia cambogia (Kokam)
are beautiful trees growing abundantly in the plantation and
the fruits are harvested for their culinary and medicinal
value. The fruits have hydroxycitric acid (HCA) as an active
ingredient which interferes with an enzyme associated with fat
metabolism and seems to reduce the synthesis of fatty acids
and cholesterol. It is being used now to combat obesity. It
can be cooked with meats, fish, vegetables, in a curry or stew
form and gives a delicious flavour to the food.
Vanilla
Whole beans and extract
2 whole beans or extract ....Rs 100
Vanilla
planifolia (Vanilla) - Introduced from
Central and South America, vanilla flowers are hand pollinated
and the beans are cured manually to yield the amazingly
fragrant pods. These are valued as aromatic stimulants and can
be used to flavour sweets, ice creams, beverages, or in
cosmetics. Vanilla was used traditionally as a remedy for
hysteria, low fevers, impotency, and enhancing sensory nervous
system. Vanillin can be eluted or used as beans.