Black peppercorns
काली मिर्च
Whole Spices
Heat without chilli — the pepper Indian cooking used before chilli arrived. Whole in stews, rasam and garam masala; coarsely crushed over a finished dish.
What to know
Ground pepper loses its top note within weeks, which is why a pepper mill beats a packet of powder. In a stew the whole corns soften and are meant to be found.
- Storing it
- Airtight and whole; grind as needed.
Measures
- 1 tsp ≈ 3 g
- 1 piece ≈ 0.05 g
Cups here are the Indian 200 ml cup, not the 240 ml US cup — a common reason a recipe does not work. Weigh where you can; the grams are the figure we cook to.