Cumin seeds has a penetrating musty, earthy flavour. It’s a
cooling spice. In the middle ages, cumin was believed to keep lovers faithful and chicken
from straying. More recently, cumin has become popular because of its use in Mexican
cooking. |
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A native of Egypt and the Mediterranean, cumin is now mostly produced in India. Gujarat,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh are the prominent producers. |
| Botanical name |
Family name |
Commercial part |
| Cuminum cyminum L. |
Apiaceae |
Fruit |
Roasted very briefly on low fire (for only a minute) on a tawa (girdle) and then ground
into powder helps release its flavour more fully. Cumin is considered a digestive.
Discover cumin in EVEREST Jaljira Powder. |
