black cumin is a plant in the family Apiaceae. Dried B. persicum fruits are used as a culinary spice in Northern India, Afghanistan, Taji...Read Morekistan and Iran. Local names for that spice are Kala Jeera (kala jeera, meaning "black cumin") or shahi jeera (meaning "imperial cumin") in Hindi, as ("zireh kuhi", meaning "wild cumin") in Persian and as ("siyoh dona" meaning "black seed") in Tajiki. It is practically unknown outside these areas, and is not to be confused with the unrelated Nigella sativa which is also often called black cumin.
black cumin is a plant in the family Apiaceae. Dried B. persicum fruits are used as a culinary spice in Northern India, Afghanistan, Taji...Read More