Toasting whole cumin seeds and then grinding them to a powder adds a smoky flavor you can't get from preground cumin.
Not exact matches
For recipes that do not call for the
whole seeds, the
cumin seed must be ground — but first,
toast them.
150 g chickpeas, to be soaked in filtered water for around 9 hours then rinsed and drained 200 g soy yogurt, unsweetened, unflavoured and GMO - free 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon mild curry powder 1 teaspoon turmeric
whole sea salt, just enough to taste 1 small cucumber, cleaned and diced 1 long green pepper, cleaned and diced a large handful pf fresh parsley, cleaned and finely chopped 1 small garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped 1 teaspoon
cumin seeds,
toasted then ground into powder freshly ground white pepper, to taste
Mark Reinfeld: Yeah that's a really easy tip and trick about just
toasting spices before you add them to the dish, especially one of my favorites is
cumin and you can even do it with the ground
cumin as well as the
whole seed.
To maximize flavor,
whole cumin and coriander
seeds are
toasted and coarsely ground before they're used to season this rustic dish.
Here, the meat is coated in
toasted whole spices — fennel, coriander, and
cumin seeds — that have been very lightly crushed.
Toast the
whole coriander and
cumin seeds in a dry skillet for a few seconds, until fragrant, then place in a spice grinder and process to a coarse powder (a few seconds)