Cumin seeds (Jeera) are the seeds of the caraway family. Two types — black and white are available. White ones are generally used in curries and other large varieties of…

A small, round, light yellowish seed of the coriander plant, which is also called ‘cilantro’/’Chinese parsley’. Used as spice having a sweet appetizing aroma in most Indian and Middle eastern…

Cooking oil e.g. vegetable oil is used as the cooking medium for all types of cooking. Oil is extracted out from varieties of seeds such as corn, sunflower, canola, peanut…

Cilantro or Green Coriander leaves are the small stalks of coriander plant. The fresh green leaves are used for garnishing a variety of Indian dishes. These are available through out…

Coconut milk is made by extracting milk from fresh grated coconut soaked in hot water. It is also available in tin. But best used as fresh.

Cayenne pepper are bright red in color and are derived from grinding dried Cayenne red chilies. This spice is very hot chilies. Care is required in handling powdered red chilies.…

A very rich aromatic spice used entirely for flavoring in Indian preparation like pulao, biryani, curries. These are also used for some Indian and Western types of sweets and cakes.…