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CHILLIES show more or less the same aroma components as paprika, but their content in capsaicin (the amide of 3-hydroxy 2 methoxy benzylamine with 8-methyl-6-noneneoic acid) and related compounds.An indispensable and probably the most popular culinary spice in the world, chilly, has a pungent flavor. India is the largest exporter of this widely used spice. 

Scientific Name: Capsicum Annuum / Capsicum Frutescens
 
Family Name: Capsicum frutescens L.
 
Commercial part: Solanaceae Green as well as ripe and dried pod (Fruit)


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Among one of the first spices used by mankind, CORIANDER SEEDS, is the seed of coriandrum sativum, which belongs to the parsley family. The coriander seeds are almost round in shape and brown to yellowish red in color.

 

It is a fragrant spice, with a mild, distinctive taste. It is widely used as a condiment in foods, beverages, marinades, desserts and sweet pastries and American cigarettes. It is also valued for its medicinal properties.

 

Botanical Name: Coriandrum Sativum, Linn


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CUMIN is native to the Levant and Upper Egypt. It now grows in most hot countries, especially India, North Africa, china and the Americas. The spice is especially associated with morocco, where it is often smelt in the abundant street cookery of the medians.

 

Botanical Name: Cuminum Sativum


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