Thursday, 27 November 2014

KOLONJI ........NIGELLA SEED

Please learn your spices , by taste , aroma , definition ...knowledge is empowering ..it is essential you know what goes with what when preparing meals .....start small , with a basic kit of spices . Add to your collection  as your knowledge and need  grows .
I have said it before to anyone with an interest in food  and I insist all my students purchase a  food dictionary .
I love the discussions we have over the work bench especially on interpretation of a  term  or ingredient , OMG the time we spent discussing "cake flour ", and we weren't even cooking a cake .
OK , back to  the issue at hand ....
NIGELLA  SEED.. ( KOLONJI )
Often incorrectly called onion seed or cumin seed ..
Seriously ...they are not poppy seeds !
Nor are they black mustard seeds !
 ( Can`t believe` you `said that ...you are now aware I take no prisoners )
Nigella  ...the small black seeds of an annual plant  Nigella sativa  , the seeds `resemble` onion seeds  and related to the plant 'love in a mist`.
Nigella seeds have a delicate slightly sweet peppery flavour.
Nigella seeds are commonly used in Indian spice mixes and to flavour Middle Eastern bread .

 

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