Nigella sativa and a member of the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family.
Native to the Mediterranean region, black cumin seed is cultivated in North Africa, Asia, and southeastern Europe. The largest producers of black cumin seed are Egypt, India, Pakistan, Iran, Iraq, and Turkey.
Black cumin seeds
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Black cumin is called "काला जीरा" (kala jeera) in Hindi. It is a common spice used in Indian cooking and has several health benefits.
Black : aswad cumin : kammon seed : boothor so --> Black cumin seed : boothor al-kammon al sawda'aa ( in Arabic ). and it is written this way : بذور الكمون السوداء
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Cumin is a thin spindle shaped seed that resembles a caraway seed. It's been used as a spice for ages. And it's made from grinding Cumin seeds.
No, the spice cumin is the ground seed of the cumin plant.
Jeeragam is the Tamil word for Cumin seeds. Cumin is useful in a lot of home remedies and is also used as a spice in cooking.
Yes!
Cumin is the dried seed of the cumin plant, which is related to the parsley plant