Black Pepper

Description

Black pepper referred as ‘king of spice’.

Culinary uses-

Black pepper online is one of the most versatile spices used in several kinds of savoury cooking. Pepper is best ground directly on to food. In order to keep their fragrance and flavor intact, they generally milled just before preparing dishes and added at the last minutes in the recipes (since prolonged cooking results in evaporation of essential oils). The spice, popular as “kali mirch” in the Indian subcontinent, used liberally in Indian vegetarian and chicken curries and in the Middle-East, in meat and rice dishes. They can be employed in the preparation of soups, barbecue sauces, pickling and as a main ingredient in variety of curry powders

Health benefits-

Black peppercorns contain a good amount of minerals like potassium, calcium, zinc, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure. Manganese is used by the body as a co-factor for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. Iron is essential for cellular respiration and blood cell production.

How to Store-

Peppercorns can be stored at room temperature for many years and can be milled using hand mill as and when required. When you buy black pepper online it can be kept inside the refrigerator for up to a month or so. Powdered pepper should be stored inside the refrigerator in airtight containers.

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