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Our Schani Red Lentils are the quintessential homely food you want to come back to after a tiring day. It is the Indian ingredient for traditional main and side dishes likewise.
– 100% authentic, Indian red lentils
– Enjoy their mild, subtly sweet flavour
– Great source of proteins, vitamins & minerals
– Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
These split beans are cooked like any other lentil or bean and are full of protein and healthy fiber. It is a widely used and popular legume used throughout India to make dhal or soups.
Enjoy India’s famous Toor Dal pigeon peas with Schani! Why are they so famous? Because they taste so incredibly good! A hearty and healthy legume that tastes like home. Whether as a North Indian dal tadka, irresistible Gujarati Khichdi Dal rice mix or South Indian sambar vegetable stew: their taste, aroma and ease of preparation are just a few reasons why the small beans are a hit across the country!
Schani’s range of colourful and diverse lentils are love – but these black lentils are in a league of their own. Schani’s black grams are here to jazz up your regular meals. So indulge in this fancy lentils that are a celebration staple in India. As luxurious as caviar but without the price!
-100% authentic, Indian black gram
– Enjoy their rich, earthy flavour
– Perfect for tasty dals, bowls, burritos & more
– Tasty source of vegetarian protein, B-vitamins & fibres
– Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Shape & Flavour: Tiny, glistening, bead-like beauties, our black gram are often called Beluga lentils. They are hearty, rounded black pulses with a very rich, earthy flavour. An affordable luxury you do not want to miss on your plate!
Versatile Usage: Mash our black grams up into meatless meatballs, toss them into your salads or simply enjoy them as a hearty dal makhani – a famous velvety lentil stew from India you should definitely try! Or how about a scrumptious buddha bowl, tacos and burritos with black lentils? You can get as creative as you: these dark pulses will invigorate your dishes!
Nourishing & Stimulating: A folate all-star – our black lentils are loaded with vital B complex vitamins, dietary fibres for your healthy gut and proteins providing you with amino acids. Small, but oh my!
Cooking Time: Cook our black grams in your instant pot for about 11 minutes, in your pressure cooker for six whistles. Depending on quantity, their soaking time is around 30 minutes to four hours. Please note – please wash and rinse them thoroughly under running water prior cooking! But then, you get to enjoy the queen of Indian lentils!
Fun Fact: Beluga lentils are so named because they resemble the luxurious, black beluga caviar.
Storage: Like any dried bean, black lentils should be kept in an airtight, dry container in the pantry or another cool, dark spot.
Coriander seeds are used as a spice for baked goods and liqueurs, are an ingredient in spice mixes such as curries and give many dishes from the Middle East and Southeast Asia their typical taste. They should always be freshly ground or ground in a mortar.
Schani’s Carom Seeds are nutritional Indian seeds – and everybody’s darling! Originally used in Ayurveda, these little powerhouses are now co-opted into everyday cooking in order to boost any dish’s digestive benefits and nutritional value!
– 100% authentic, Indian carom seeds
– Enjoy their thyme-like, pungent taste
– Beneficial for good digestion
– Widely used in Punjabi’s ajwain paratha, samosas & more
– Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Taste & Colour: The small brownish carom seeds are also known as Ajwain or Lovage seeds. Our carom seeds are a fennel-like spice, recalling a thyme and oregano like flavour. With their bitter and pungent taste carom seeds blend well in a variety of dishes!
Unique Benefits: Carom seeds help maintaining digestive health! They provide relief from abdominal discomfort, acidity, indigestion or stomach pain. But this is not where the story ends: Ajwain seeds are rich in dietary fibre, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, too!
Versatile Usage: These seeds are quite popular in Indian, Pakistani and Middle Eastern cuisine. They taste best in the famous Punjabi speciality bread ajwain paratha, but tastes just as good if blended with gram flour to make savoury samosas and gluten-free munchies. Ajwain seeds can even be chewed raw, added to water or tea to extract maximum benefits from them. However you choose to consume them – they are going to benefit your well-being either way!
Storage: Store carom seeds in an airtight, dry container in the pantry or another cool, dark spot.
High quality, ground black pepper powder for seasoning all kinds of dishes.
Schani’s Chickpeas are a delicious source of vegetarian protein and excellent, scrumptious replacement for meat! They are grown in optimum conditions to retain a high value of nutrition and taste – see for yourself!
– 100% natural, canned chickpeas
– Enjoy their nutty, earthy flavour
– Delicious meat-alternative packed with protein
– Suitable for vegans and vegetarians
Taste & Colour: With their creamy texture and nutty flavour, these beige-coloured chickpeas are earthier and absorb flavours well. Our chickpeas are the tasty, perfect base for your salads, soups, stews and hearty starters!
Nourishing & Stimulating: These chickpeas may be small, but they are mighty! These are a terrific source of proteins, soluble fibre, complex vitamins and minerals like iron, manganese and folate. As a high-potassium, low sodium legume, they may help in insulin response. Plus: they are filling, thus may help aiding weight management, ease bloating and boosting immunity. Our chickpeas pack a nutritional punch!
Versatile Usage: Our chickpeas are a versatile gourmet addition for many world cuisines, be it Mediterranean style or any Asian cuisine. They taste great in salads, snacks, curries and a wide variety of dishes. Last but not least: they are a staple of many vegetarian and vegan dishes from classic chana masala, vegan shepherd’s pie to silky smooth hummus and delicious falafel.
Storage: Once opened, remove the chickpeas from the can, store them in a non-metallic container and refrigerate. Our chickpeas will remain sumptuous for 72 hours.
Brown mustard is also known as Indian or Chinese mustard because of its origin. Originally from Asia, it is now grown in other parts of the world.
Fenugreek seeds can be used both externally and internally. Among other things, they are said to have an appetizing effect.
Schani’s Garam Masala works like an oregano seasoning for the Indian cuisine – adding a symphony of flavours that elevates your Indian cooking to a whole new level! This is the spice blend you have been looking for if you want to enjoy authentic Indian food!
– 100% natural Garam Masala powder
– Authentic Indian spice blend
– Toasted for maximum flavour
– Aromatic & exotic taste
– No pesticides
Colour & Taste: Schani’s Garam Masala adds warmth, a bit of sweetness, floral notes, and a touch of heat from black pepper to your Indian dishes! This combination of a slight hot element with aromatic and sweet spices makes it a fragrant spice blend – warming but not fiery hot. The toasted whole spices are ground producing a deep brown powder with maximum flavour that will make your mouth water!
Versatile Usage: Add Garam masala towards the end of your cooking to season the dish, and sprinkle some on top of it for extra aroma. Or combine it with a host of other spices to enrich your curries and dry items. The best part? It accentuates the flavours of meaty and vegetarian dishes alike. So be it chicken tikka or a plain boring green vegetable – it adds an appetizing touch and authentic Indian flavour to everything!
Unique Benefits: The whole ingredients of garam masala are warming in nature. This makes our Garam Masala a soothing and comforting spice for the colder months, warming your body and boosting your immune system!
Fun Fact: The hot spice mix garam masala is believed to have originated in North Indian cuisine, where it is an essential spice in traditional Mughal dishes. In fact, Northern India has the coldest months in the winter season, so warming spices provide respite. According to the teachings of Ayurveda they further increase your metabolism, making them your best choice if you want to lose weight!
Storage: Store your garam masala in an airtight container. Before its storage, make sure both your spice blend as well as the container jar are thoroughly dried, as the presence of moisture might cause the turmeric powder to develop mould.
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