Cascara, or dried coffee cherry husk, is a fruity, and slightly sweet byproduct of coffee processing that resembles tea more than a cup of coffee. Made from Arabica coffee, it is light-bodied with notes of hibiscus, rosehip, and sometimes tobacco.
This sweet and sour pickle—made using a heirloom recipe from Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh—has thickly sliced lemon pieces along with whole spices like cumin, black pepper, peepal, brown cardamom, clove, to name a few.
These whole cumin seeds are complex, flowery, and almost citrusy in flavour. They are grown in sandy regions, under intense heat, which leads to a higher essential oil content.