Cumin is a herbaceous plant, belongs to the umbrella family. Its grains are used in cooking, pharmacology, and medicine. Outwardly, they look like dill seeds, and black cumin is often confused with onion seeds.
Dry fruits of the plant are a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. They contain up to 8% essential oil and 20% fatty oils, proteins. In addition, the composition of the seeds includes protein, sodium, iron, phosphorus, potassium. Ready-made seasoning is added to first courses, pastries, meat, fish and even desserts. In medicine, grains are used to normalize digestion, in the treatment of dyspepsia, intestinal disorders. Dry fruits of cumin are part of sedative, gastric, laxative preparations.
The taste of the spice is similar to anise. It has a light dill aroma, bitter taste, moderately spicy and burning. The spice is added to prepared dishes to give them flavor. Meat and poultry seasoned with cumin sauce are especially delicious. In Indian cuisine, they are flavored with dishes from vegetables, legumes, added to cakes, sprinkled on ice cream. In Tibet, tea is brewed from grains. Seeds can be germinated and eaten. You can buy spices in bulk on the website of the Spice Bank store.
The use of the plant for the treatment of ailments began several centuries ago. Ancient healers used it to treat conjunctivitis and poisoning. Cumin is given even to children to relieve flatulence.
Benefits of seeds:
- normalizes the work of the digestive tract;
- eliminates insomnia, the effects of stress;
- prevents respiratory diseases;
- eliminates nausea.
Store seasoning in a closed container, in a dark and dry place. To bring out the taste and aroma of the grains, fry them in mustard oil before adding them to the dish. In the catalog of the Spice Bank store, you can buy ground cumin, in grains, kalindzhi. The wholesale price is much lower than the retail price. There is a delivery across Ukraine.