JK Panch Foran Whole Spice – 100 Grams

Panch Foran is always used whole and never ground. Traditionally, JK Panch Foran is being used since ages in vegetables, curry, lentils, shukto, pickles and in many other cuisines.
Panch phoran or Indian five spices originated in Eastern India, mainly in Bengal, Bihar, and the Northeast Indian region. As the name suggests Panch Phoran, is a blend of five different spices namely fenugreek seeds (methi seeds), nigella seeds (kalaunji), cumin seeds (jeera), radhuni (brown/black mustard seeds), and fennel seeds (saunf). Each of the spice present in Panch Phoran adds its taste to the exotic mix. Fenugreek seeds add a bitter flavour and due to this property, some cooks use fenugreek seeds in small quantities. Kalaunji adds light pepper flavour, cumin seeds bring the earthy flavour to the place, radhuni adds its unique intense flavour, and fennel seeds add a fresh flavour to the mix.

Panch Phoran is used in dishes like fried veggies, soups, vegetable stews, gravies, lentils, and more. Panch Phoran can also be added to rice while cooking to give the plain rice an interesting turn.

Using Panch Phoran is easy, take some quantity of the spice mix and roast it in ghee or oil, stir it well and wait until the seeds start popping while you smell the wonderful aroma add the rest of the ingredients as per the recipe. Panch Phoran is also known to be used as a palate cleanser, if you are out