Cardamom Recipes

A large collection of recipes using cardamom

Jump to:-  Starters & Soups   |  Main Courses  |  Accompaniments | Desserts, Cakes & Bakes

Cardamom is the seed of a perennial plant called Elettaria cardamomum which belongs to the family Zingiberaceae (ginger family) and is one of the most expensive spices in the world, second only to saffron.   Below is a selection of recipes on this site which use both ground and whole cardamom. For lots more detailed information about Cardamom click HERE .

Key:-   Veg = Vegetarian     HT = Hot      CD = Cold      SP = Soup      HD = Starter     

MC = Main Course       ACC = Accompaniment      DP = Dessert/Pudding    

CBF = Cakes/Baked Fayre

 

Cardamom Starters & Soup recipes

Chilled Strawberry Soup    Veg  CD  SP  5mins plus chilling

Spiced Olives    Veg  CD  HD  PFC  Moroccan  5mins plus marinating

Spiced Plum Soup    Veg  HT  CD  SP  60mins

Spiced Bean and Lentil Soup    Veg  HT  SP  Moroccan  120mins

 

Cardamom Main Course recipes

Braised Wild Boar Chops    HT  MC  30mins plus chilling

Snapper with Crisp Vegetables     HT   MC   35mins

Chicken Pilaf    HT  MC  M Eastern  40mins

Fijian Chicken Wings    HT  MC  Fijian  40mins plus marinating

Lamb Pilaf    HT  MC  M Eastern  40mins

Vegetable Kedgeree    Veg  HT  MC  40mins plus soaking

Spiced Prawns with Almonds      HT  MC  Fijian  55mins

Vegetable and Coconut Curry      Veg  HT  MC  55mins

Lamb Dopiazah    HT  Indian  MC  60mins

Lamb Korma      HT   Indian  MC  60mins

Sinhalese Pan Roasted Pork    HT  MC  Sri Lankan  60mins plus marinating

Chicken Kalya      HT  MC  Mauritian  70mins plus marinating

Ceylonese Chicken Curry    HT  MC  Sri Lankan  75mins plus marinating

Mutton Biryani    HT  MC  Pakistani  85mins

Deccan Chicken Curry    HT  Indian  90mins

Pork Vindaloo    HT  Indian  MC  90mins

Braised Lamb Shanks    HT  MC  160mins

 

Cardamom Accompaniment and side dish recipes

Pickling Spice Mixture

Mustard Sauce     Veg  CD  ACC  Danish  10mins

Sinhalese Toasted Curry Powder    Veg  CD  ACC  Sri Lankan 10mins

Cardamom Peas   Veg  HT  ACC  15mins

Cardamom Sauce   Veg  CD  ACC  Danish  20mins plus cooling

Danish Soup Dumplings   Veg  HT  ACC  Danish  30mins

Sweet Onion Sambol    HT  ACC  Sri Lankan  30mins

Cardamom Rice    Veg  HT  Indian  ACC  35mins

Kashmiri Potatoes    Veg  HT  ACC  35mins

Maple Butternut Squash    Veg  HT  ACC  35mins

Sinhalese Date Chutney  35mins plus cooling

Vegetable Pulao    Veg  HT  Indian  ACC  45mins

 

Cardamom Desserts, Cakes & Bakes recipes

Exotic Fruit Yoghurt    Veg  CD  DP  20mins

Sew Aian    Veg  CD  Indian  DP  20mins plus chilling

Cardamom Ice Cream     Veg  CD  DP  25mins plus chilling and freezing

Chilli Poached Pears    Veg  CD  DP  30mins plus cooling

Saib Ka Halva    Veg  HT  DP  Pakistani  30mins

Spiced Orange Rice Pudding V   eg  HT  DP  30 minutes

Cardamom Scones      Veg  HT  CD  CBF  35mins

Cardamom Biscuits    Veg  CD  CBF  40mins

Pears with Spiced Cranberry Sauce   Veg  CD  DP  45mins

Sweet Buns      Veg  CD  CBF  Finnish  50mins

Cardamom Cr�me Brul�e   Veg  CD  DP  65mins plus cooling

Kheer    Veg  CD  Indian  DP  110mins plus setting

Sinhalese Coconut Cake    Veg  CD  CBF  Sri Lankan  110mins plus cooling