Cardamom

They are contained in small pods about the size of a cranberry. Cardamom has a wonderful aroma and an enticing warm, spicy-sweet flavour. The two main genera of the ginger family named as forms of cardamom are distributed as Elettaria (Green cardamom)and Amomum (Black cardamom). It can be bought in the pod, as seeds or ground but the ground seeds soon lose their flavour so it's preferable to buy the pods and grind the seeds yourself using a pestle and mortar.