cumin

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Add tofu, cumin, and soy sauce, cook until browned a bit.

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  1. noun An annual Mediterranean herb (Cuminum cyminum) in the parsley family, having finely divided leaves and clusters of small white or pink flowers.
  2. noun The seedlike fruit of this plant used for seasoning, as in curry and chili powders.
  3. noun Black cumin.

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  • Add the garlic and cumin, and cook for another minute. —  Serious Eats
  • In the coffee grinder combine the annatto, black pepper, cumin, allspice, and cloves and grind to a medium powder. —  Branded in the 80s!
  • Interest in nutritional ingredients like antioxidant potent spices - cumin, cinnamon and turmeric.
  • Add garlic, cumin, and chili powder and continue cooking for two or three minutes, stirring. —  LinuxChix aggregator
  • I forgot to add cumin, and I added a little chicken broth to the sauce.
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Latin cumīnum, from Greek kumīnon, probably of Semitic origin; see kmn in Semitic roots.
 

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