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What Are Nigella seeds and How Can I Use Them?

If nigella seeds have turned up in a recipe or caught your eye at the store, here's what you need to use them with confidence and how to choose them, cook them, store them, what to substitute, and 2 recipes to try them in.

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In Chinese
黑种草的种子
British (UK) term
Nigella seeds
en français
graines de nigelle
en español
semillas de Nigella

Recipes using nigella seeds

There are 2 recipes that contain this ingredient.

Snowshoe Naan

Snowshoe Naan

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Snowshoe naan is a hand-stretched, sponge-leavened flatbread baked on hot quarry tiles and topped with nigella seeds. Long oval shape with crisp edges and pillowy centers, dairy-free and rustic.

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Panch Puran

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This unique blend of a variety of seeds can help a marinade spice up any type of meat.

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