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Ingredient: Cardamom - Kapulaga
About 8-12 intensely fragrant black seeds are enclosed in a straw-coloured, fibrous pod.
Try to buy the whole pod rather than cardamom seeds or powder for maximum flavour, and bruise lightly with the back of the cleaver to break the pod before adding to food.