Black Stone Flower Grams:1000 and dark meats like lamb

and dark meats like lamb and pork

Kalpanath Assamese Chirota Bengali Chirota

cultivated since centuries

It is also added to vegetable and dal dishes as well as in chutneys

while black pepper is made from green berries

Black Stone Flower Grams:1000 and dark meats like lambBlack Stone Flower is one of the most unusual spices in the Indian repertoire. It is a rare dried flower and a dominant spice in all Chettinad preparations. Black Stone Flower or Dagad Phool is a soft brown and black coloured lichen that gives the signature black color to various masalas like Goda Masala Kala Masala. It has a strong earthy aroma and a very dry, light fluffy texture and feel to it. It is widely used in Chettinad cuisine and to some