Black peppercorns or Kalimirch is an ingredient used to spice up almost every types of cuisines be it Indian,Italian,Lebanese or Mexican. Black peppercorns are widely used either as a whole spice or in the form of powder to put on the Hot-Fiery flavour. Indian cuisine is undoubtedly known for its spiciness and hence Black pepper is widely used in most of the dishes.
Black pepper are usually added in Meat, Fish, Salads, Soups, Pastas and in different types of Masalas and Gravies. It is basically added in combination with Cardamoms, Cloves, Cinnamon and Bay leaves in little hot oil at start of making Indian based Gravies to impart spicy flavour.
Health Tip: Apart from making your favourite food spicy, black pepper also helps in improving digestion, reduces risk of cancer, also helps in treating Cough and Cold if 1Tsp of pepper powder is taken along with Honey and helps fasten your Weight loss journey.