Cumin Powder

Cumin Powder isobtained by crushing cumin seeds into ground form by machines or mortar and pestle. It can also be obtained by crushing the roasted seeds on a flat surface by a bread roller. This is the instant way of getting cumin powder if the packed powder is finished all of a sudden.

Cumin is obtained from Cuminum cyminum tree which is native to the Middle East, China, India and the Mediterranean region. The seeds are known to possess warm earthy flavour and mild bitter taste. The seeds of cumin are crushed to make powder. At commercial scale, companies install pulverizing machines or milling machine to ground the seeds. The obtained powder is then packed in air-tight packs that prevent moisture and keep the powder dry for use.

Uses

The cumin powder is used in a wide variety of vegetable and meat curries. A great advantage of cumin powder is that it is ready to use. The powder is also used as topping in fried and roasted cuisines, such as roasted salmon, roasted chicken, fish fry, grilled mutton and others. Due to its earthy flavour it is frequently used in yogurt that is mixed with other spices and roughage.

Cumin is known to posses several health benefits. Its regular intake results in various benefits, such as in fighting radicals in the body, improving digestion, reducing blood sugar level because of the hypoglycaemic agent and lowering bad cholesterol. Cumin also known to possess anticarcinogenic properties that helps in fighting cancer. In fact, cumin along with basil is the two most potent plants that have most potent anti-cancer properties.

Cumin powder makes the use of cumin in curries and different dishes easy unlike cumin seeds that require to be crushed when it is required to be used in powdered or paste form. It is made for instant sprinkling on curries, fried and roasted stuff. Cumin is widely used spice all over the world. Sellers at Tradeindia maintain a large stock of the spice to meet all the demands in the domestic and niche international markets. Buyers from domestic and international markets are most welcome with their buying needs of Cumin Powder. Send us an email or SMS and get the best deals here.