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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.
This is a Bengali spice mix that combines fennel seeds, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds and nigella seeds. Used as tempering spices. Pomegranate seed Dried and ground in the Middle East. (Hindi: Anardana अनारदाना) Poppy seed: Very popular in West Bengal known posto, with no of Bengali cuisine, most popular Allu Posto
Bitter gourd seeds تخم کریلہ Tukhm-e-Karela Momordica charantia: Black chebulic myrobalan چھوٹی ہڑ Chotti Harr Terminalia chebula: Black dammar چندرس Chandras Canarium strictum: Black mica ابرک سیاہ Abrak Siyah Biotite: Black musli سیاہ موصلی Siyah Musli Curculigo orchioides: Black mustard seeds رائی Rai
The seeds differ dramatically in shape, color and size. 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 ...
The most common variety of chickpea in South Asia, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Iran is the desi type, also called Bengal gram. [35] It has small, dark seeds and a rough coat. It can be black, green or speckled. In Hindi, it is called desi chana 'native chickpea' or kala chana 'black chickpea', and in Assamese and Bengali, it is called boot or chholaa ...
ధనియాలు Dhaniyaalu (seeds) / కొత్తిమీర గింజలు Kotthimeera Ginjalu (seeds) ಕೊತ್ತಂಬೆರಿ (Kottamberi) (Dhanya) دهنيا (Kanpir/Kothombar) ꯐꯗꯤꯒꯣꯝ (Fadigom) धांणो (Dhãāṇo) मिर्च (Mirch) Chili pepper-Green: Capsicum annuum: কেঁচা ...
The black gram or urad bean [a] (Vigna mungo) is a bean grown in South Asia. Like its relative, the mung bean , it has been reclassified from the Phaseolus to the Vigna genus. The product sold as black gram is usually the whole urad bean, whereas the split bean (the interior being white) is called white lentil .
The commonly used Hindi term shahi zeera may be a distortion of syahi (black in Persian) zeera. However, in the Hindustani language, the term syahi also means "inky black". In Bengali, kalo zeera also means black cumin, but refers to Nigella, not E. persica. Nigella is widely used as a spice in Bengali food. [citation needed]