Kalonji

Kalonji
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Kalonji, also known as black onion seed or nigella is a small black seed similar in appearance to poppy seed, but much different in flavor.

Kalonji - (also known as nigella) small black tear-shaped onions seeds, used to add piquancy to vegetable curries and Indian breads.

Kalonji
The Indian word for the jet-black seeds of the nigella plant used as a spice. It is often sprinkling over curries, naan bread and rice pilau. Look for nigella seeds at spice stores.
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Kalonji, Nigella: An herb. Very small seeds and they can also be purchased ground. Similar to wild onion seeds, but not related to onions. Slight nutty taste, but bitter. Used in dishes of fish, or baked into naan, sprinkled over vegetables.

Kadayif Finely-shredded pastry baked in syrup Kahvalti Breakfast Kahve Coffee Kakao Cocoa Kalonji A small, black, peppery seed used to flavor.

nigella = black onion seeds = kalonji = calonji = habasoda = ketza = black caraway Pronunciation: ni-JELL-uh Notes: This has a subtle flavor that's often used to enhance vegetable dishes.

Heat the ghee in a vessel and sauté the ginger and kalonji for ½ minute.
Put the khus-khus and sauté again for 1 minute. Take the vessel off the fire.
Put the powdered masala and salt. Stir properly.

In the USA, nigella is often known as charnushka (deriving from the Russian name chernushka [чернушка] and probably introduced into American English by Armenian emigrants). The Hindi term kalonji is widely used by Indians even when speaking ...

Indian: jeera, jeraka, jira, zeera, zira, sufaid..., safed...(white), kala...(black), kalonji(cf Nigella)
Indonesian: (d)jinten
Malay: jintan puteh
Sinhalese: cheeregum, jeera, su(du)duru
Tamil: cheeregum ...

Mustard seeds, which are put in the oil before cooking until they pop and release their flavour.
Nigella (Kalonji) are small black seeds used to give naan bread its distinctive flavour.
Panch Puran, a spice blend.

See Kalonji. Nimboo. Lime. Nutmeg. Jaifal. O Okra. Bindi. A pulpy vegetable also known as ladies fingers. P Pan or Paan. Betel leaf folded around a stuffing lime paste or various spices and eaten after a meal as a digestive. Pakoras.

See also: Nigella, Spice, Sauce, Cheese, Onion