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Nigella sativa?(black-caraway,[2]?also known as nigella or?kalonji), often called black cumin,[3][4]?is an?annual?flowering plant?in the family?Ranunculaceae, native to south and southwest?Asia.
In?English,?Nigella sativa?and its seed are variously called black-caraway, black-cumin, fennel-flower, nigella, nutmeg-flower, Roman-coriander,[3]?and?kalonji?
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The?seeds?of?Nigella sativa?are used as a?spice?in?Indian?and?Middle Eastern?cuisines. The black seeds taste like a combination of onions, black pepper and oregano. They have a pungent bitter taste and smell.[6]
The dry-roasted nigella seeds flavor curries, vegetables and pulses. It can be used as a "pepper" in recipes with pod fruit, vegetables, salads and poultry. In some cultures, the black seeds are used to flavor bread products. It is also used as part of the spice mixture?panch phoron?(meaning a mixture of five spices) and by itself in many recipes in?Bengali?cuisine?and most recognizably in?naan bread.[8]?Nigella?is also used in?Armenian?string cheese, a braided string cheese called?majdouleh?or?majdouli?in the Middle East.
