Kerala Cinnamon (Dalchini) | Whole Cinnamon Sticks

Cinnamon (dalchini) is the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree, grown in the high ranges of Kerala. It has a warm, naturally sweet aroma and a smooth, appealing taste, and it’s one of the most widely used spices in Indian cooking. Spice Munnar’s cinnamon comes as whole sticks, carefully packed to keep its fragrance.

Why you’ll like it

• Warm, sweet aroma that stays gentle and doesn’t overpower a dish
• Whole sticks that keep their flavour longer than ground cinnamon
• 100% pure, with no additives
• Sourced from Kerala’s high ranges and packed fresh

How to use it

• Curries and biryani: drop a stick into hot oil with cloves and cardamom at the start of cooking.
• Tea and chai: simmer a small piece in your tea. Try it in our Kerala masala chai recipe.
• Desserts: infuse milk for kheer, payasam and custards.
• Homemade garam masala: dry-roast and grind it with black pepper and star anise. Our garam masala recipe shows how, or pick up the ready-made Garam Masala.

Pack sizes

Available in 250g, 500g and 1kg packs.

Storage and shelf life

Keep in an airtight container, away from moisture, heat and direct sunlight. Best within 12 months of packing.

A note on “Tejpatta”

Dalchini (cinnamon) and tejpatta (Indian bay leaf) are different spices. If you’re looking for bay leaf, see our Bay Leaf.

Explore more

Shop our full range of whole Kerala spices, try our Cinnamon Roll, or send the taste of Munnar as a gift hamper.