Nutrients, Calories, Benefits of Cardamom

Required products :

1 banana

70 milliliters of strong coffee

50 grams of bitter chocolate

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 cup fresh milk

3 cardamom seeds

a pinch of nutmeg

Method of preparation :

Peel a banana, grate it and slice it. Add milk and coffee, grated chocolate, nutmeg and cardamom. Beat everything with a blender until smooth. Pour into a suitable glass and decorate with grated chocolate.

Required products :

• 225 grams of soft butter
• 150 grams of granulated sugar
• peel of 1 lemon
• 250 grams of flour
• 100 grams of almond flour
• 2 teaspoons cardamom

Method of preparation :

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees and line two baking trays with parchment paper.

Using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the sugar, add the grated lemon zest and mix until a soft fluffy mixture is obtained.

Add both flour and cardamom. Knead a stiff dough.

From the dough make 24 balls, which you arrange in the trays, leaving enough space between them.

Press each biscuit with a cookie stamp or the bottom of a cup to smooth it out and leave decorative dents in the dough.

Bake for 12-14 minutes until lightly browned at the edges.

Allow to cool briefly in the pan, then transfer to a wire rack. Consume them immediately or store for up to 7 days in a tightly closed box.

Required products :

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, chopped
• 2 tablespoons ginger root, grated
• 12 cardamom pods, cleaned of seeds and crushed
• 4 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 1 teaspoon white pepper
• 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1 red hot pepper, seedless and cut into circles
• 1 can of diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon mango chutney
• 2 teaspoons vegetable broth powder
• 1 eggplant, cut into cubes
• 1 kg of chicken legs, boiled and cut into small pieces
• juice and peel of 1 lime
• 1 green pepper, seedless, cut into strips

Method of preparation :

Fry the onion until soft, then add the garlic, ginger, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.

Add the turmeric, white pepper, coriander and hot pepper, stir for 30 seconds and pour the diced tomatoes, mango chutney and broth powder.

Pour the eggplant, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes. Stir and add the chicken, green pepper and juice and lime peel. Cover with a lid and cook for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve in bowls and enjoy toasted slices of wholemeal bread.

Enjoy your meal!