Star Anise / Chakri Phool
ビリヤニの星！甘く強烈な香りが米料理を支配する
Description
A beautiful star-shaped spice. The same as Chinese cuisine's 'Star Anise (Hakkaku)', possessing an intensely sweet and spicy aroma similar to licorice or fennel.
Classification: For Everyone,Whole Spice,Strong Sweet Aroma
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How to use
Ingredients
- Star Anise(Chakri Phool)
Instructions
- When making Biryani (spiced rice) or Pulao (pilaf), toss 1-
- whole stars into the boiling water for rice along with cinnamon/cardamom.
- The strong sweet aroma dissolves into water, firmly penetrating each rice grain.
- Extremely strong aroma; too much turns everything into 'star anise flavor', so
- is enough even for large pots. Remove when eating.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Anise seeds or fennel (as aroma component anethole is shared)
Pairing
Biryani, Pulao, Meat stew curries
Trivia
[Trend] Called 'Chakri (wheel)' 'Phool (flower)' in Hindi. Absolutely essential for heavy rice dishes like South India's Hyderabad Biryani. Main aroma component 'anethole' is famous as raw material for flu drug Tamiflu.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Usage] When making Garam Masala from scratch, blend just 1-2 fragments of a star, sneaking an 'exotic Chinese-style sweet aroma' distinct from other Indian spices as a secret ingredient!
Allergen
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