Spices and Condiments (1+1)

Slow drying and Conditioning

 
Slow drying
This is done at an ambient temperature in the shade, till the beans have reached about one-third of their original weight. The beans are dried for 17-22 days inside a room and will have 25-30% moisture in them.

Conditioning or aging
Here, the beans are stored in closed boxes in bundles of 25-30 tied together from tip to top with cotton threads and these bundles according to their size are wrapped in tissue paper. These wrapped bundles are again wrapped in woollen blankets and kept for a period of three months or longer in closed wooden boxes to permit the full development of the desired aroma and flavour.