Get the latest Dairy-free flavored recipes from Group Recipes. http://www.grouprecipes.com/tag/dairy-free Cardamom pods the colour of green olives. And like green olives, they come in just about all shades. White cardamom is a bleached version of the green variety and there are black and brown coloured pods as well, though these have a coarse, less aromatic quality. In the chicken rendang recipe given here, the cracked pods all but melt as they slowly cook in the coconut milk and can be eaten without fear. Author: Steve Manfredi Photo: Jennifer Soo Saturday June 2, 2007 http://www.grouprecipes.com/45096/chicken-rendang-with-cardoman.html