Namasté,

I wish I'd seen this post earlier; cardamom is such a wonderful seed! Besides all of the uses given above, it also is lovely in warm milk, and the inner seed-bits are good to chew as a breath-freshener. Even the aroma is magical in perfumes and oils. It's one of my favourites.

Indraneela
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Oṁ Indrāya Namaḥ.
Oṁ Namaḥ Śivāya.