Dill contains substantial amounts of iron, manganese and calcium. It also contains flavonoids which are powerful antioxidants with anti-viral and anti-inflammatory properties.
in what form do we use dill seeds??
Pickles
Although pickles are the food most commonly associated with dill, dill seed is often used on fish and cucumber dishes, and in potato salads. It is common in Eastern European cuisines. To use dill seed, shake whole seeds into the dish being seasoned, or, for a stronger dill flavor, crush them lightly before using.
Yes, a dill seed is a dicot. In fact, the scientific name for a dill seed is dilleniid dicot genus.
About 3/4 teaspoon of dill seed equals and average head of dill
Dill seed is a term we use in English too.
Yes
Dill is an herb which is grown in many countries worldwide and used in as many cuisines. The seeds of the dill plant have a savory flavor some think is similar to that of a combination of anise, parsley and celery, but has an aroma of a mix of citrus, fennel and mint. Dill seeds are often used in making dill pickles.
When using dill, you will find that both the feathery leaves and the flower heads can be used. Most often the flower heads are allowed to mature and harvested as dill seed. I usually get about a tablespoon of dried dill seed per plant (plants often have more than one seed head). I also dry the leaves, and because they are so fine I don't get much dried dill (1 -3 tablespoons per plant) from each plant.
Dried and ground dill weed.
seedlac may be used as fat burner spice
Cucumbers (correct spelling) are the base vegetable used to make what we think of as pickles. They can be made sweet or "dill" based on the ingredients used with the base of vinegar that is the brine used to "pickle" the cucumber. Other vegetables can also be pickeled the same way. Sweet pickles have sugar and spices like cloves and corriander while dill pickles eliminate the sugar and use dill weed and dill seed in the mix.