• Whole cinnamon quills, close up
  • A long strip of bark peeled back from a cinnamon trunk and still attached at the top, its wet inner face pale and its free end already curling
  • Looking straight down the bores of cinnamon quills packed upright in a split bamboo tube, a field of concentric scrolls each at a different tightness
  • A flat hand rolling a strip of inner cinnamon bark into a quill along a rough-sawn jackwood bench, the rolled section behind and the flat strip ahead, a blade set aside
  • Whole cinnamon quills, close-up
  • Cinnamon bark in a steel katori
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Aadhimalai

Forest Dalchini - Sabut (Cinnamon)

Forest Dalchini - Sabut (Cinnamon)

₹70.00(₹1.40 per gram)
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No additivesWhole spice
Our verdict Clean

Single-ingredient whole bark with strong sourcing.

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Cinnamon Bark is whole quill cinnamon harvested from farms on the slopes of the Nilgiris. The bark is cleaned, dried and packed at its own processing units by women from indigenous communities. The quills are sold whole rather than ground, so the aromatic oils stay locked in the bark until it is broken, grated or steeped in the kitchen. It suits biryanis, garam masala blends, slow-cooked meat dishes, chai and baking.

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Why we picked it

  • Single-origin and co-op packed, harvested on the Nilgiri slopes and sold in its truest form.
  • Whole bark rather than powder, so there is nowhere for starch or flow agents to hide.
  • Traceable to named Nilgiris farmers, who are the ones paid for it.
Buying guide

What to look for in Cinnamon?

Buy whole where you can. Whole spice you can inspect; powder is easy to pad out with starch, husk or chalk.
Rub a pinch between wet palms. Colour that lifts onto skin means added dye. Metanil yellow, lead chromate and Sudan dyes are all documented in Indian spice.
A single-ingredient list is the whole point. Anti-caking agents and 'permitted colour' both signal processing you do not need.
Steam sterilisation is the clean way to reduce microbes. Irradiation and fumigation are not always declared.
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What's inside
Cinnamon Bark
The whole product

Dried inner bark, sold as quills. Single ingredient, nothing added.

Aadhimalai Forest Dalchini vs other cinnamon barks
What to comparePurepickedRegular cinnamon
FormWhole bark quillsOften pre-ground
AdditivesNoneGround may carry fillers
SourceSingle co-op, NilgirisBlended from mixed origins in bulk trade
TraceabilityNamed biosphere and producersSource rarely traceable past the trader
How to use it
  1. Add to curries, rice and biryani
  2. Stir into coffee, lattes or oatmeal
  3. Simmer in warm milk or tea
  4. Grind into spice and dessert blends
Is it for you?

Good for

Baking & warm drinks

Everyday seasoning

Avoid if

Cinnamon or balsam allergy

Product details
Sold by
Purepicked
Brand
Aadhimalai
Net quantity
50 g, 100 g
Type
Whole Spices

Also on the label

Traceable

Questions people ask

Is this Ceylon or Cassia cinnamon?

The species is not on file. Cassia carries notably higher coumarin, which matters if you use cinnamon daily rather than now and then.

Why buy whole quills instead of powder?

The aromatic oils stay locked in the bark until you break, grate or steep it, and there is nowhere for starch or flow agents to hide.

How do I use it?

Add it to curries, rice and biryani, simmer it in warm milk or tea, or grind it into spice and dessert blends.

Who should avoid it?

Anyone with a cinnamon or balsam allergy.

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