Description

Often mistakenly referred to as Black Cumin, Nigella seeds don’t have much of an aroma but do pack a punch when added to curries, vegetables and pulses. Resembles a slight onion flavour and is often what you find on the top of Turkish or Naan breads. A component of the Indian spice blend Panch Phora.

In India they are known as kalonji and in the United States they are called charnushka. They are also frequently (and mistakenly) called black onion seeds, black cumin and black caraway. However, they have no relationship to cumin, caraway or onions (apart from flavour), and are very much their own spice.