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One of the things that people find intimidating about cooking Indian food is the vast array of spices used — both whole and ground, which are often combined into complex spice mixes. However, having taught classes on Indian food, I find that as soon as people are able to identify and understand the spices we use, then suddenly they find this cuisine is not as hard to make after all. Here are the 11 spices I reach for most often when cooking Indian food and how I use them!

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Cloves can help relieve digestive issues such as bloat, indigestion, and acid reflux because they help stimulate gastric acids that digest food.

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Clove water is a type of herbal tea that is made by boiling cloves in water. Let’s look at the amazing benefits of drinking clove water for skin and how you can make it at home.

Ayurvedic practitioners say cloves are especially great for the kapha dosha (your constitution) thanks to their clearing and purifying nature. But if you're not so much of a tea drinker, coffee with spices is a heavenly combination, too.

While whole cloves and ground cloves come from the same plant, they have many different uses in the kitchen.