Dishes made with cumin seed
6 dishes from around the world that list cumin seed as a main ingredient.
Pakhalaପଖାଳ
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreRice soaked in water, sometimes fermented, served chilled with sides in Odisha
Main dish, Lunch
ThalipeethVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaA spiced flatbread made with a blend of roasted grains and legumes
Bread, Breakfast, Lunch
Aloo goshtMeat
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 2 morePotato and meat curry simmered with spices in a rich gravy
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Dahi baiganaVegetarian
🇮🇳 IndiaEggplant in spiced yogurt from Odisha, often made for festivals
Main dish
Dhansakધાનશાક
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreParsi sweet and sour curry of meat, lentils and vegetables served with caramelised rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Sai bhajiVegetarianسائي ڀاڄي
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreSindhi lentil and greens curry cooked with vegetables and mild spices
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.
- Dahi baigana: Subhashish Panigrahi, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dhansak: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Thalipeeth: Dharmadhyaksha, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pakhala: Subhransu, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Aloo gosht: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Sai bhaji: Miansari66, Public domain, source