Thursday, February 14, 2008

Cumin seeds/Jeera

Cumin seeds/ Jeerige(Kannada)/ Seerakam(Tamil)/ Jeera(Hindi)/ Jilakara(Telugu)



Cumin seeds are used as a spice for their distinctive aroma, popular in North African, Middle Eastern, Western Chinese, Indian, Cuban and Mexican cuisine.
The flavour of cumin plays a major role in Cuban, Mexican, Thai, Vietnamese,Turkish and Indian cuisines. Cumin is a critical ingredient of chili powder, and is found in achiote blends, adobos, sofrito, garam masala, curry powder, and bahaarat.
Cumin has digestive properties and when boiled in water acts as an excellent refreshener. It is also used in medicines, toiletries and perfumery.
It is also an essential element that acts against producing gas in the stomach due to food likes potato, rajma, cauliflower/gobhi, some grams/dals etc.

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