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Discover Cumin Recipes and Alternatives to Cumin Spice

A spice mixture with cumin and coriander is the mainstay of many North African, Middle Eastern and South Asian dishes. Learn how to use cumin in homemade dishes perfectly.

Cumin Recipes

This collection of cumin recipes will allow you to explore the various ways you can use cumin in home cooking, covering cumin seeds and cumin powder options.

Beef and Cumin Recipes

Although you won’t find beef in many South Asian recipes, this meat pairs very well with cumin spice, as you can see from this superb collection of tasty dishes.

Chicken and Cumin Recipes

There are plenty of cumin powder recipes with chicken you can try. All forms of poultry taste great with cumin, so discover more about how to combine them from this recipe collection.

Cumin Recipes FAQs

What spice goes well with cumin?

Coriander, turmeric, bay leaves and cinnamon all pair well with cumin, depending on the context. You can also blend it with mustard seeds with great results.

What spice is close to cumin?

Ground coriander is reasonably close to powdered cumin. Both are often used as ingredients in garam masala, so using coriander is as close as you can get when cooking South Asian food.

What spice can be used in place of cumin?

If you don’t have cumin seeds, then consider substituting them with caraway seeds or fennel seeds, which offer similar flavour and texture. Alternatively, add some black cumin seed oil.

What is cumin used for in recipes?

Cumin in recipes is used to add depth of flavour with a spicy earthiness. You can also use it to add texture in flatbread recipes and to provide a savoury kick in chutneys.

Is freshly ground cumin better?

Freshly ground cumin seeds offer a fuller flavour than cumin powder. The enhanced aroma and increased flavour make it preferable when freshly ground.

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