It is a rare dried flower, a dominant spice in all Chettinad preparations. They almost black in color and have a sweet aromatic flavor. According to me they also taste very good in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian kurma.
ENGLISH - Black stone flower
HINDI - Jeevanti
TAMIL - Kalpasi
TELUGU - Kallupachi
used in chettinad cuisine 1
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