Himalayan Thulo Alaichi — Whole Large Black Cardamom (ठूलो अलैंची)

There are two cardamoms and they are 
completely different spices. The small 
green cardamom — delicate, floral, sweet — 
is well known in Western kitchens. But the 
large black cardamom, Thulo Alaichi, is 
something else entirely. Smoky, earthy, 
camphor-cool, with a bold resinous depth 
that green cardamom could never replicate. 
It is the cardamom of the mountains.

Thulo Alaichi — large cardamom in Nepali — 
grows in the high-altitude forests of the 
Himalayas and is traditionally dried over 
fire, which gives each pod its distinctive 
smoky character. Nepal is one of the world's 
largest producers of large black cardamom, 
and the pods grown here at altitude are 
considered among the finest on earth — 
larger, more aromatic, and more intensely 
flavoured than varieties from lower 
elevations.

In Nepali and South Asian cooking, Thulo 
Alaichi is irreplaceable. It is the spice 
that gives biryani its depth, that anchors 
a garam masala blend, that transforms a 
slow-cooked meat curry from good to 
extraordinary. Unlike green cardamom, 
which perfumes a dish, black cardamom 
grounds it — adding a smoky, cooling 
complexity that builds through long cooking 
and cannot be substituted.

RDK Organic House sources its Thulo Alaichi 
from the Himalayan highlands of Nepal and 
packs the whole pods in small batches in 
Kathmandu to preserve their full smoky 
aroma.

Use whole pods in biryani, pulao, and 
slow-cooked curries — crack slightly 
before adding to release more flavour. 
Include in garam masala and khada masala 
blends. Simmer in meat stocks and broths 
for extraordinary depth. Toast briefly 
in dry heat before use to intensify 
the smoky character.

- 100% whole large black cardamom pods
- High-altitude Himalayan sourced
- Traditionally fire-dried for smoky depth
- Nepal — world's finest large cardamom origin
- No additives, no fillers
- Product of Nepal — by RDK Organic House,
  Kathmandu