Mc Currie Cardamom is whole green cardamom: small, ridged pods holding dark, sticky seeds with a sweet, resinous fragrance. Sri Lankan cooks drop the pods whole into meat curries, biriyani and rice, and crush them for milk tea, cakes and sweets.
The dry range is cleaned, graded, ground and packed at the maker's factory in Makumbura, Pannipitiya, with raw materials and finished products tested in its own laboratory. The pack carries the Sinhala name alongside the English one and states no artificial colouring, no artificial flavouring and no preservatives.
In the pack
- Whole green cardamom pods
- Vacuum packed red printed pouch
- Sold in 25g and 50g packs
In the kitchen
- Lightly crack two or three pods and add them to hot oil with cinnamon and cloves at the start of a meat curry or pilau
- Grind the seeds for cakes, puddings and watalappan
- Add a crushed pod to tea while it brews
Storage
Keep the pouch tightly closed, or tip the spice into an airtight jar, and store it in a cool, dry place away from sunlight.
Mc Currie is the brand of Lanka Spice (Pvt) Ltd, which has made spices, spice blends and ready-to-eat jar products in Sri Lanka since 1984.
