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Dishes made with cumin

50 dishes from around the world that list cumin as a main ingredient.

RajmaVegetarian 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal Main dish, Lunch, 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 Ful medamesVeganفول مدمس 🇪🇬 Egypt and 5 moreStew of slow-cooked fava beans with olive oil and spices, a staple across Egypt Main dish, Breakfast Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी 🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric 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 Ghugniঘুগনি 🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCurried peas or chickpeas, often served with bread or snacks in eastern India and Nepal Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch Opor ayamMeat 🇮🇩 IndonesiaChicken simmered in coconut milk with spices from Central Java, Indonesia Main dish, Lunch, Dinner KoottuVegetarianகூட்டு 🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stew of lentils and vegetables, often with coconut and spices Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner HaminMeatחמין 🇪🇸 Spain and 5 moreA slow-cooked Jewish stew of grains, meat, beans and potatoes for the Sabbath Stew or curry, Lunch Durus kuraMeat 🇧🇩 BangladeshWhole skinless chicken cooked in spiced broth and fried, from Chittagong Main dish, Dinner, Lunch Porotos granadosVegetarian 🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash Main dish, Lunch, Dinner

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