cardamom

I've always avoided buying cardamom because I didn't know if I would use it, however, I love chai so I think I need to get some.

Please share your masala tea recipes if you would.

Also, what else can I use the cardamom in? Maybe a good muffin recipe?

Thanks.

This link provides a veritable plethora of useful information. http://www.theepicentre.com/Spices/cardamom.html

I just made a chai-spiced applesauce that was YUM with pork tenderloin. It called for cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, clove & black pepper. I also know cardamom blends well with plum, so maybe a cardamom-plum upside down cake?

A little cardamom goes a long way, and I love it.

It's famously used in Scandinavian baking, and in my family our most favorite thing in the world, the much-desired and beloved fattigmands bakkelser cookies (or, as we called them growing up, and still do, fattiman buckles). If I were making any deep-fried cookie, I'd probably just go ahead and add some cardamom. It's also a nice flavor to add very judiciously to a number of cakes (it lends a slight lemony flavor, in small amounts, in addition to that ineffable thing that's caramom). Be sure it's fresh.

Also, another favorite thing for me, Turkish coffee with a fresh cardamom pod. Big yum. Unfortunately, if you don't have an actual cast-iron stomach, Turkish coffee can get pretty rough over the long run.