These teeny little seeds have long been used in Ayurvedic cooking to cure a number of ailments, particularly high blood pressure. Perhaps that’s why it goes so well with a nerve-calming Bloody Mary? That’s one of the most common uses for these little winners, which are still far less popular than the large, crunchy stalks most people associate with celery—but are worth having on hand to brighten up and add a little crunch to dishes like coleslaw.
About Spicewalla
In 2009, Meherwan Irani quit his day job in sales to open his first restaurant – Chai Pani, a unique Indian street food joint in downtown Asheville. Whether it was a midlife crisis or a stroke of genius is debatable. Since then, the self-taught chef has opened four restaurants, one bar, and now, Spicewalla. With four James Beard Award nominations for Best Chef in the Southeast under his belt, he’s finally confident this might just be working out. His restaurants have been written up in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, GQ, Food & Wine, Saveur, USA Today, and Bon Appétit, among others.