Jilakara (జీలకర) cumin seeds | cuminum cyminum l.
What is Jilakara (జీలకర) – Jilakara (జీలకర) is the Telugu name for Cumin seeds or Jeera (Cuminum cyminum L.). Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L) – Cumin is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to a territory including the Middle East and stretching east to India.
Its seeds – each one contained within a fruit, which is dried – are used in the cuisines of many cultures in both whole and ground form.
Anecdotal evidences claims significant health benefits of cumin since it has been in use as a spice for thousands of years.
Since, cumin is believed to have uses in the traditional medicine, it has become the subject of medical research today.
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Cumin is sometimes confused with caraway (Carum carvi), another spice in the parsley family (Apiaceae). Cumin, though, is hotter to the taste, lighter in color, and larger.