Cardamom Essential Oil Recipes and Blends

Cardamom Essential Oil, Cardamom Spice Bread, Spicy Rose Cologne and more!

It took awhile for me to like Cardamom spice. Still, today if a curry dish or lamb rub has too much cardamom I find it overwhelming, the aroma taking over the plate. But I can’t deny when blending Cardamom correctly; it offers us a unique, slightly smoky fragrance which adds a wonderful element to a meat dish, dessert and perfume.

Cardamom is a perennial herb and belongs to the same plant family as Ginger.

Cardamom spice has a unique taste, slightly smoky and at times pungent. The oil offers a sweet, spicy, fresh fragrance, clear to pale yellow in color and slightly watery in viscosity. The green cardamom is used in sweet foods while the black cardamom is primarily for curry dishes.

Recipe: Cardamom Spiced Bread

From Razor Family Farms

Ingredients

1 1/2 Tbsp. instant yeast
4 cups flour
1 1/4 cups lukewarm milk or water
3/4 cup melted butter or oil
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. ground cardamom

Prepare

Mix flour, yeast, and cardamom in mixing bowl. Set aside.
Heat milk and stir in sugar until dissolved.
Melt butter (or oil)
In a mixer bowl, add the milk and sugar to the flour mixture. Add 1/2 cup melted butter (or oil) at this time. Put the mixer setting on low and blend until the dough is sticky.
Change the mixer blade to a dough hook. Knead for only a few minutes. Let the dough rest for about 20 minutes. Ensure dough is covered, you can use a plate over the top of the mixing bowl. Let the dough rest to allow the gluten to absorb the moisture.
When the twenty minutes is up, begin kneading again and knead in the salt.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into three equal parts. Let them rise for about 30-45 minutes. Roll the dough balls into ropes and braid them on the greased baking pan. Tuck the ends of the braid under.
Preheat oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Brush the braided loaf with egg and sprinkle it with sugar. Bake until golden brown (about 30 minutes).

{Chef Cat Cora Recommends}
“For a delicious dry rub for lamb, I combine cardamom with coriander and fennel,” says Chef Cat Cora, host of Food Network’s Kitchen Accomplished.

Flavour Blends

{Blending Flavors and Aromas}

Allspice, black pepper, cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and coriander
Fennel and black pepper
Ginger
Paprika and Coriander
Red Pepper, Coriander, and Ginger
Black Pepper, Mustard seeds, Cumin, Fennel, and Cayenne (Makes a nice Curry Powder)
Grapefruit, Lemon, Mandarin and Jasmine
Jasmine, Sandalwood
Roman Chamomile (I love this aroma)
Lavender, Sandalwood, Bergamot

Beauty Blends

{Spicy Rose Cologne}
Simply combine the following essential oils with their corresponding formula:

3 drops each of cardamom essential oil
2 drops of jasmine essential oil
2 drops of frankincense essential oil
3 drops of rosewood essential oil

Blend all together with 1/2 cup of rose water in a dark amber bottle with a spray mist. Shake well before each use. Store in a cool place. The cologne should last you about 6 months to one year because its base is rose water. Cardamom is the middle note. To understand notes in perfume making, read our article on Notes Primer.

Wellness

Cardamom is noted to be particularly effective in relieving the discomfort caused by stomach gas and abdominal bloating. You can add a few drops to your favourite carrier oil and massage the blend on your chest to promote breathing.

Enjoy!

(Avoid during pregnancy. Consult a certified aromatherapist before taking it internally and read our Essential Oil Safety Guide!)

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