How to Roast Cumin Seeds

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Last Updated: July 8, 2021

Cumin seeds play a very important role in Indian cooking. These are used for seasoning various dishes. Sometimes they are used in making great and simple curd dips or raitas. In this article covers step by step the process for dry roasting cumin seeds. Get started at step number one below.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon Cumin Seeds

Steps

1
Add cumin seeds to a small frying pan.
2
Turn on the heat under the pan.
3
Keep stirring the cumin seeds with a spoon to avoid charring.
4
Smell the fragrance of the cumin seeds. It indicates that the process of roasting has started. Do not stop stirring the seeds.
5
Observe the change in the color of the seeds.
6
Roast them till they have acquired a dark brown color.
7
Turn off the heat immediately.
8
Remove the frying pan from heat source.
9
Place the seeds in a bowl.

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