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Ayurvedic spices
Ayurvedic cooking takes you into a surprising world of incredible flavors with a variety of spices and their amazing health benefits. Combining the intense flavor of roasted spices, their health benefits and their ease of use in the kitchen, we have developed Ayurvedic spice blends for a variety of sweet and savory dishes that you can easily grind over your meal.
Ayurvedic food doesn't have to be Indian cuisine. It's all about the right food combinations and adding the spices. We've created some delicious recipes to inspire you in your kitchen. Try them out and give us your feedback!
When raw spices are roasted, several important changes take place that intensify the aroma and improve the flavor:
- Release of essential oils: The heat releases the oils contained in the spices, which enhances and intensifies their aroma.
- Change in flavor: Bitter notes are often reduced, while sweeter, smokier, or nuttier nuances become more pronounced.
- Maillard reaction: Heat triggers chemical reactions between amino acids and sugars (the Maillard reaction), leading to browning and the development of more complex flavors.
- Change in texture: The spices become drier and more brittle, making them easier to grind or crush in a mortar.
- Loss of moisture: Spices lose moisture, which can temporarily improve their shelf life (if stored dry), but afterward they become more sensitive to humidity.