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Cumin (recipes)


The small, crescent-shaped seeds of a plant called Cuminum cyminum, which are used as a spice. It has a warm flavour and quite a strong, pungent aroma.Cumin seeds can be used whole or ground into a powder. They' re frequently used in Indian cooking and are a regular component of curry powder, as well as being used in the Indian spice mix garam masala.Cumin is also used in Mexican cooking; in Europe, it' s used to flavour some cheeses and is sometimes used in baking. There' s also a smaller, darker variety of cumin, called black cumin, which is usually used whole in dishes, where it adds a smoky note.Buy fresh cumin seeds and grind them yourself after dry roasting them lightly. Replace your stock frequently - like other dried spices, cumin quickly loses its pungency.Cumin carrotsFlaky flatbreads with cumin seedsVindaloo curry paste