What's in our dishes?

 Cinnamon is one of the earliest known spices and is native to Sri Lanka. Cinnamon has been used as an ingredient throughout history and once was regarded as a gift 'fit for kings.' Has a delicate fragrant aroma and a warm sweet flavour.

Benefits:

• Loaded with antioxidants
• Anti-inflammatory properties
• Assist with reducing risk of heart disease
• Assist with regulating blood-sugar levels 

The taste between nutmeg and mace is slightly different with mace being more pungent and spicier, similar to the combination of cinnamon and pepper. Meanwhile nutmeg is closer to the sweetness of cinnamon but more piquant.

  Benefits: 

• Digestion and gastrointestinal issues
• Relieves pain
• Helps treat insomnia
• Anti-microbial and anti-inflammatory for skincare

Turmeric has been used as a spice and a medicinal ingredient for thousands of years. This spice not only adds a vibrant yellow colour to it's dishes, it has also gained a lot of traction in the West recently, due to its Curcumin compounds, which provides powerful anti-inflammatory properties.

Benefits:

• Increasing the antioxidant capacity in the body
• Improves brain function
• Reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases
• Assist with arthritis

 Cloves provide one of the most powerful flavors of all the world’s spices. The taste is pungent with a mix of sweet with bitter, offering a distinct and undeniable warmth. 

 Benefits:

• Assist with oral health
• Anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties 
• Full of antioxidants
• Promotes liver health

 Cardamom has a strong, sweet, pungent flavor and aroma, with hints of lemon, mint. It offers a cooling menthol taste.

  Benefits:

• Helps regulate blood-pressure
• Assists with digestion
• Promotes oral health
•  Anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties  

Part of the citrus family, these aromatic leaves have a lemon scent and a distinct, pungent taste that can be compared to anise and lemongrass that enriches the dish to the next level.

  Benefits:

• Reducing heart disease risk factors 
• Offers neuro-protective properties
• Anti-inflammatory effects
• Reducing stress levels

Coriander seeds flavour profile is slightly citrusy with notes of sweetness. Dry roasting coriander seeds releases an oil that offers a robust floral aroma that compliments the spice mix.

Benefits:

• Rich in immune boosting antioxidants
• Regulates blood sugar
• Promotes digestion and cramps
• Anti-microbial and anti-bacterial properties properties  

A dried seed that comes from the fennel herb, fennel seeds look like cumin seeds, only greener, and have an aniseed flavour with a warm, sweet aroma.  

 
Benefits:

• Reducing water retention
• Helps with symptoms of bloating
• Purifies the blood
• Helps cool the body 

Dating all the way back to the times of ancient Egypt, cumin have been used throughout the ages in all types of culinary dishes and medicines. Cumin offers a distinctive nutty and peppery flavour.

 Benefits:

• Rich source of iron
• Promotes digestion
• Assists with diabetes
• Helps to lower cholesterol

When prepared with some of the world’s finest red chilies, grinded to perfection, Ceylon Chili powder adds the perfect spice level and rich color to our amazing dishes.

 Benefits:

• Boosting energy production
• Promotes red blood cell production
• Fighting infections
• Improving cognitive function