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Ajwain Seed or Carom seed
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Product description
Ajwain seeds are also known as carom seeds or bishop's weed and they're a spice that's been around for a long time. Ajwain seeds were pressed into ajwain oil, and were originally used in the Indian herbal medicine practice, Ayurveda. They were often used as a remedy for a lot of household illnesses, as well as for post-partum nursing mothers. Ajwain, or carom, was then co-opted into everyday cooking in order to enhance the nutritional and digestive benefits of dishes The dried fruit is ridged and a dark green/khaki colour, which looks very similar to cumin (which is why it's also referred to, sometimes, as Ethiopian cumin). Originally grown in West Asia, cultivation soon spread across the continent, mainly to India, and it's now cultivated in most of the sub-continent, as well as parts of the Middle-East (Iran) and East Africa.Ingredients:
100% Ajwain Seeds.How to use:
- Bloom in a warm pan before sprinkling over dishes as a finishing aromatic touch
- Can be used as a substitute for thyme or oregano
- Toss a teaspoon through cut potatoes with olive oil and salt before roasting for an aromatic twist on a classic
- When cooking rice, add the seeds to your pan first with a touch of oil to bloom followed by your water or stock then rice and cook per packet instructions
- To integrate the flavour well throughout your dish, grind them gently into a powder in your mortar and pestle
- The flavour of Ajwain works beautifully with chicken, fish and vegetables, and alongside turmeric, paprika, fennel, coriander and cumin
Recipe/product links:
Ajwain Seed Poori Ajwain Seed-Spiced Fish Skewers with Cucumber SaladCountry of origin:
Product of India, packed in AustraliaOther names or spelling:
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