Dishes made with cumin
50 dishes from around the world that list cumin as a main ingredient.
KebapcheMeatкебапче
🇧🇬 BulgariaGrilled minced meat shaped like a sausage, a staple in Bulgaria
Grill or roast, Lunch, Dinner
RajmaVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreKidney beans stewed with spices, often served with rice in North India and Nepal
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
AkvavitVegan
🇳🇴 Norway and 4 moreA Scandinavian spirit flavoured with caraway or dill, often enjoyed at festive meals
Drink, Dinner, Lunch
Chuanr串
🇨🇳 ChinaGrilled skewers of meat, seafood or vegetables from northern China
Grill or roast, Dinner, Snacks
RaitaVegetarianरायता
🇮🇳 India and 3 moreYogurt mixed with vegetables, fruit or pulses, served as a cooling side dish
Sauce, pickle or ferment, Lunch, Dinner
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
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
MujaddaraVeganمجدّرة
🇮🇶 Iraq and 5 moreLentils and rice cooked together and topped with fried onions
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Aloo gobiVegetarianआलू गोभी
🇮🇳 India and 2 morePotato and cauliflower cooked with turmeric and spices
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
Lablabiلبلابي
🇹🇳 Tunisia and 1 moreTunisian chickpea soup poured over torn bread and topped with bold garnishes
Soup, Breakfast, Lunch
AnticuchoMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 3 moreGrilled skewers of marinated meat, often beef heart, from the Andes
Main dish, Dinner, Snacks
MéchouiMeatمشوي
🇲🇦 Morocco and 2 moreWhole lamb spit-roasted over embers, a feast dish of North Africa
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
ZaaloukVeganزعلوك
🇲🇦 MoroccoMoroccan salad of cooked eggplant and tomato with spices and herbs
Salad or side, Lunch, Dinner
Papa rellenaMeat
🇵🇪 Peru and 5 moreMashed potato croquettes stuffed with seasoned meat and deep-fried
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
BaltiMeatبالٹی گوشت
🇬🇧 United KingdomA British curry cooked quickly in a thin steel wok called a balti bowl
Main dish, Dinner
Moros y Cristianos
🇨🇺 Cuba and 1 moreCuban rice and black beans cooked together with vegetables and spices
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Ghugniঘুগনি
🇮🇳 India and 2 moreCurried peas or chickpeas, often served with bread or snacks in eastern India and Nepal
Main dish, Breakfast, Lunch
ChaasVegetarian
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreA cool yogurt-based drink blended with water and spices
Drink, Lunch, Dinner
Opor ayamMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaChicken simmered in coconut milk with spices from Central Java, Indonesia
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Bun kebabبَن کباب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreSpiced kebab patty in a bun, sold hot at street stalls in Pakistan and India
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Pollo a la BrasaMeat
🇵🇪 PeruPeruvian rotisserie chicken cooked over charcoal and served with fries and sauces
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Padang satayMeat
🇮🇩 IndonesiaGrilled skewered beef in a thick, spicy yellow sauce from West Sumatra
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Jerusalem mixed grillMeatמעורב ירושלמי
🇮🇱 IsraelGrilled chicken offal and lamb with spices, a specialty of Jerusalem
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
KoottuVegetarianகூட்டு
🇮🇳 IndiaSouth Indian stew of lentils and vegetables, often with coconut and spices
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Porotos granadosVegetarian
🇨🇱 ChileChilean summer stew of cranberry beans, corn and squash
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Durus kuraMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshWhole skinless chicken cooked in spiced broth and fried, from Chittagong
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
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
- Bun kebab: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Bissara: Ruby Josephine Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Méchoui: Andre Piquet, CC BY 3.0, source
- Papa rellena: Håkan Svensson (Xauxa)., CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
- Khinkali: Sandra C, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Pastirma: E4024, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
- Rasam: Miansari66, Public domain, 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
- Mujaddara: Bazel, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Moros y Cristianos: Sarang, Public domain, source
- Ghugni: raasiel, CC BY 2.0, source
- Opor ayam: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Padang satay: Sakurai Midori, CC BY 3.0, source
- Jerusalem mixed grill: Peterjerusalem, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Koottu: Sanjay Acharya, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Chaas: Nitin, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Durus kura: Idbanm, CC BY-SA 4.0, source