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  2. Guazi - Wikipedia

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    Guazi (Chinese: 瓜子; Indonesian: kuaci), also called kwasi (Burmese: ကွာစေ့) refers to roasted plant seeds. It is a popular snack in China, Malaysia and overseas Chinese communities, especially in Indonesia. While directly translated as "melon seeds" it usually refers to baked seeds of the sunflower, pumpkin, or watermelon seeds.

  3. Panch phoron - Wikipedia

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    All of the spices in panch phoron are seeds. Typically, panch phoron consists of fenugreek seed (methi), cumin seed (jeera), nigella seed (kalonji), wild celery seed (radhuni or joni in Assamese) and fennel seed (sauf) in equal parts. [2] Some cooks prefer to use a smaller proportion of fenugreek seeds, because of their mildly bitter taste. [3]

  4. Nigella sativa - Wikipedia

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    The genus name Nigella is a diminutive of the Latin niger "black", referring to the seed color. [6] [7] The specific epithet sativa means "cultivated".[6]In English, Nigella sativa and its seed are variously called black caraway, black seed, black cumin, fennel flower, nigella, nutmeg flower, Roman coriander, [3] [6] black onion seed [8] and kalonji.

  5. Nigella - Wikipedia

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    Nigella ciliaris Nigella ciliaris flower and seed capsules Nigella damascena seed capsule. Nigella is a genus of 18 species [1] of annual plants in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Southern Europe, North Africa, South Asia, Southwest Asia and Middle East. Common names applied to members of this genus are nigella, devil-in-a-bush or love-in-a ...

  6. Tempering (spices) - Wikipedia

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    Ingredients typically used in tempering include cumin seeds, black mustard seeds, fennel seeds, kalonji, fresh green chilis, dried red chilis, fenugreek seeds, asafoetida, cassia, cloves, urad dal, curry leaves, chopped onion, garlic, or tejpat leaves. When using multiple ingredients in tempering, they are often added in succession, with those ...

  7. Black cumin - Wikipedia

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    Caraway seeds appear brown in color, while Black Cumin is mostly black with a slight curve shape. This seed may be used in rice water to bring a slight flavor to the rice. Nigella sativa, black caraway is also called kalonji or nigella, and more common in the Far East, Mideast, Bangladesh, India and Africa. The seeds vary in shape, are pure ...

  8. Kalonji - Wikipedia

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    The black seeds of the plant Nigella sativa, used as a spice in Asian cooking Kalonji , the title in Europe and Asia of the album Freedom Cry by Sizzla Topics referred to by the same term

  9. Plantago asiatica - Wikipedia

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    According to traditional Chinese medicine, all parts of the plant are medicine to cool heat and promote urination, cause diuresis, clear damp-heat, brighten the eyes and dislodge phlegm. [11] The leaves and the seeds [ 5 ] have anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antitussive, cardiac, diuretic, expectorant, haemostatic efficacy.