Heera Black Pepper Whole 100g

Thatha crushing milagu with the base of a steel tumbler, straight onto his rice.

• What: Whole black peppercorns (milagu, kali mirch)
• Pack: 100 g
• Brand: Heera, from P&B (Foods) Ltd, Bradford
• Best for: Rasam, pepper fry, ven pongal, omelettes

Black pepper, also called milagu (Tamil) · kurumulaku (Malayalam) · menasu / kari menasu (Kannada) · miriyalu (Telugu) · kali mirch (Hindi, Punjabi) · kali miri (Marathi) · mari (Gujarati) · gol morich (Bengali).

What it is

Heera is the main brand of P&B (Foods) Ltd, a Bradford-based company that calls itself one of the largest independent wholesale distributors of Asian foods in Britain and Europe. These are whole black peppercorns, milagu in Tamil: the dried berries of the pepper vine that grows along the Western Ghats.

Freshly crushed, they are sharp and hot, with a woody smell that ready-ground pepper loses quickly. Crush them coarse for rasam and pepper chicken, or leave them whole in ven pongal. Choosing between peppers? This 100g bag for everyday rasam; Heera Black Pepper Whole 300g if you grind for the month; Sakthi Pepper Powder when you want it ready-ground.

Tip: Crush it in a mortar, not the mixer. Coarse pieces are what give rasam its bite.

Goes well with: 777 Madras Rasam Powder, Heera Tamarind, Heera Cumin (Jeera) Whole

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