Cardamom Substitutes

Whether it is a sweet dish or savory, cardamom adds a lot more than just taste and aroma to the dish. Most popular in India, the spice is used across the globe in various cuisines to impart a distinct flavor. Though there is nothing that can match up to the taste of this spice however, I have a few suggestions in case you ever run out of cardamom in your kitchen while making a dish. Read on to know some suitable cardamom substitutes.

Most Suitable Substitutes

1. Cardamom Seeds: In case you do not have whole cardamom but have some cardamom seeds handy, go ahead and put them to use.

2. Mace: A little bit of ground mace can also do the trick, though the flavors will not be identical you can still give this a try.

3. Ground cloves + Nutmeg- mix both the spices in equal quantities and add them to the desired dish. This combination will act as one of the best available substitutes for cardamom.

4. Ground Cinnamon: If you are looking for cardamom substitute for a sweet dish, then you can blindly trust on cinnamon to be your savior. Since, the spice has its own distinct flavor it won’t give you a chance to miss cardamom.

5 Ginger: Did you know that cardamom belongs to the same family as ginger? Well now you do. If you were looking for a cardamom substitute in a savory dish ginger is your answer. Just add a few juliennes or may be grate some in the dish and enjoy that distinctive flavor.

These are some of the best cardamom substitutes that I have listed for you. If you come across some more, do not hesitate to add them to the list .Till then go on and experiment in your kitchen with these easy and handy tips, share them with your friends and boast about knowing it all.

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