Dishes made with cumin
33 dishes from around the world that list cumin as a main ingredient.
Carimañola
🇨🇴 Colombia and 1 moreDeep-fried yuca dough stuffed with meat or cheese
Street food, Breakfast, Snacks
KebapcheMeatкебапче
🇧🇬 BulgariaGrilled minced meat shaped like a sausage, a staple in Bulgaria
Grill or roast, Lunch, Dinner
Ta'ameyaVeganطعمية
🇪🇬 EgyptEgyptian fritters of fava beans and herbs, deep-fried and eaten in pita sandwiches
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
RaitaVegetarianरायता
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
KhleaMeatالخليع
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan strips of beef or lamb preserved in fat and spices
Sausage or cured food
AkvavitVegan
🇳🇴 Norway and 4 moreA Scandinavian spirit flavoured with caraway or dill, often enjoyed at festive meals
Drink, Dinner, Lunch
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
LassiVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaYogurt blended with water and spices, served chilled
Drink
ShakshukaVegetarian
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 5 moreEggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce from North Africa
Main dish, Breakfast, Dinner
Chili con carneMeat
🇲🇽 Mexico and 1 moreA spicy stew of meat and chili peppers from Mexico and the United States
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Khinkaliხინკალი
🇬🇪 GeorgiaGeorgian dumplings with spiced meat or vegetable filling and a juicy broth inside
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
HarissaVeganهَرِيسَة
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 4 moreHot chili paste blended with spices and olive oil, central to Tunisian cooking
Sauce, pickle or ferment
Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس
🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt
Main dish, Breakfast
PastirmaMeat
🇹🇷 Turkey and 5 moreAir-dried cured meat coated in a spiced fenugreek paste
Sausage or cured food, Breakfast, Lunch
RasamVeganரசம்
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced, tangy South Indian soup served hot with rice
Soup, Lunch, Dinner
MerguezMeatمرقاز
🇩🇿 Algeria and 1 moreSpicy fresh sausage of lamb or beef from North Africa
Sausage or cured food
PuttuVeganപുട്ട്
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreSteamed cylinders of rice flour and coconut, served hot for breakfast
Main dish, Breakfast
Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MujaddaraVeganمجدّرة
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLentils and rice cooked together and topped with fried onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dal bhatVegetarian
🇳🇵 Nepal and 2 moreLentil soup served with plain rice, a staple meal across South Asia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
MuhammaraVeganمحمرة
🇸🇾 Syria and 2 moreSyrian red pepper and walnut dip with pomegranate molasses
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
BissaraVeganبصارة
🇪🇬 Egypt and 1 moreCreamy fava bean purée with herbs, served as a dip or soup
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
AnticuchoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 moreGrilled skewers of marinated meat, often beef heart, from the Andes
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
Lablabiلبلابي
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 1 moreTunisian chickpea soup poured over torn bread and topped with bold garnishes
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
ZaaloukVeganزعلوك
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan salad of cooked eggplant and tomato with spices and herbs
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Moros y Cristianos
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreCuban rice and black beans cooked together with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl
Main dish, Dinner
Pollo a la BrasaMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rotisserie chicken cooked over charcoal and served with fries and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
DoublesVegan
🇹🇹 Trinidad and TobagoCurried chickpeas tucked between two fried flatbreads, served with chutneys
Street food, Breakfast, Lunch
PholourieVegan
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago and 3 moreFried balls of spiced split pea and flour, served with chutney
Street food, Snacks
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KourdassMeat
🇲🇦 Morocco and 1 moreLamb offal sausage, salted, spiced, sun-dried and boiled for festivals and weddings
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Balti: ayes, CC BY 2.0, source
- Pollo a la Brasa: Dtarazona, Public domain, source
- Lablabi: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bissara: Ruby Josephine Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Raita: Sonia Goyal, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Chuanr: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chili con carne: Carstor, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Shakshuka: Joe Mahoney, CC BY 2.0, source
- Anticucho: No machine-readable author provided. Manuel González Olaechea assumed, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lassi: Swami Stream, CC BY 2.0, source
- Ful medames: Habib M'henni, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Harissa: Ovva olfa, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khinkali: Sandra C, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pastirma: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pholourie: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Zaalouk: Tamorlan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Rajma: Monali.mishra, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Porotos granados: User:Pachanka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kebapche: Ikonact, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Doubles: Grueslayer, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Rasam: Miansari66, Public domain, source
- Puttu: Mathew Jibin, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Kourdass: مصطفى ملو, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aloo gobi: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Muhammara: Krista, CC BY 2.0, source
- Dal bhat: Gaurav Dhwaj Khadka, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Khlea: إيان, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Carimañola: Jdvillalobos, CC BY 3.0, source
- Merguez: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moros y Cristianos: Sarang, Public domain, source