What goes into making you a superhuman? Not just foods, but superfoods. Therefore, it is important to talk about the potentially enriching nutrient values in such foods that are not just superfoods, but organic superfoods.

Today, we are talking about Organic Cumin Seeds and give you all that you must know before you try to avoid cumin as a highly effective medicinal spice used in daily household dishes. Cumin is traditionally used in India in dry, roasted and grounded form for all sorts of traditional Indian dishes. Not just in India, but Mexico has great reverence for cumin traditionally. Middle East is also always interested in spices like Cumin. So what brings these unfaltering interests throughout the world for this specific spice-cum-herb?

Ancient Indian Ayurveda way of cooking is the most powerful and the most scientific way of eating. No spice or herb or even vegetable that is cooked and eaten is without a cause. Infact, the time of use of these eatables is also according to seasons depending on the effects these would have on the body.

Coming back from the majesty of scientific eating from ancient India to our subject for today- Cumin Seeds, let’s first talk about the nature of this spice/herb.

Cumin is a flowering plant and its seeds are used in cooking purposes. Cumin has a distinctive flavor and aroma. Most of the Indians use it daily for their kormas, soups, vegetables, pulses, etc. Infact, cumin seed roasted powder is also used as a flavor in yogurts along with salt to make it more tasty. It helps to add an earthy, nutty and peppery warming feeling to food, making it a staple in certain stews and soups, as well as spiced gravies such as chili. It is also used as an ingredient in some pickles and pastries.

Often confused with caraway seeds, cumin is extraordinarily enriched with some powerful nutrients that make it truly a superfood. Here are some benefits that we derive from using this spice daily in our dishes.

1. Energy & Immunity – Cumin seeds are fully power-packed with Iron which plays an important role in vital functions of the body. Iron is instrumental in keeping our digestive system 100% functioning and also keeps our immune system in the best of its capacity. Iron is particularly important for women, since it helps in regulating the monthly cycle of girls.
2. Cuts Cancer- Yes, cumin seeds are well known for effectively eliminating cancer owing to its anti-carcinogenic properties and liver’s detoxification enzymes.
3. Helps treat piles– Piles is a result of prolonged constipation and this is an extremely embarrassing as well as painful disease for those who are suffering from it. Cumin, owing to its dietary fiber content and carminative, stimulating, antifungal and antimicrobial properties, acts as a natural laxative in powdered form.
4. Diabetes- Cumin has preventive results for diabetes in early stages of some researches done worldwide off late.
5. Insomnia– Cumin is a stimulant as well as a relaxant at the same time. The idea is to regularize and maintain a good digestion system and while it is universally accepted that a good digestive system enables a good night’s sleep, cumin has a relatively powerful preventive effects on all the disease that stem from digestive disorders.
6. Lactation – For lactating mothers, cumin supplements their diet as a good iron dietary ingredient. Cumin is also good for women who are pregnant or who are undergoing menses since a woman is always in more need of iron. It helps ease and secretion of milk in lactating women. Also, it is in this context that we may say that it is more advisable to take cumin along with honey. Cumin has remarkable amount of calcium (more than 900 mg per 100 grams) which accounts for over 90% of our daily requirement of calcium. This calcium is an important constituent of milk and hence cumin is very good for lactating mothers.
7. Boils- Boils are resultant of increased toxins in the body, showing warning signs for major clinical detoxification of the body that is required immediately for the one suffering from the same. Those who add cumin to their diet daily are less prone to rashes, pimples and/or any other form of skin allergies or conditions. Components such as cuminaldehyde, thymol, and phosphorus are good detoxifying agents in cumin that help eliminate chances of such conditions for longer time of our lives.

There are many other benefits that we derive from using cumin in our daily routine apart from the fact that its addition in foods makes it distinctively rich and tasty. Other benefits of Organic Cumin Seeds include prevention of anemia, increase in cognitive performance, decrease in cognitive diseases like Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Increasing metabolism, strength enhancer, prevention of common cold, helps in relief during respiratory diseases like asthma, bronchitis, etc.

No doubt the Middle East, Mexico and India is gone crazy over this yet another superfood.

So now that we are fully aware of its great properties, let’s have a quick and simple recipe where cumin seeds are prominently used-

Taco Seasoning Recipe:

1/4 cup Chili Powder

1/4 cup Organic Cumin Seeds Powder

1 tablespoon garlic powder

1 tablespoon onion powder

1 teaspoon organic Oregano leaf (or oregano leaf powder)

1 teaspoon paprika

1/4 cup himalayan salt or sea salt (optional)

1 teaspoon ground pepper

To make: Put all in jar and shake well or mix in a food processor until mixed. Store in an airtight jar for up to six months. Makes approximately 1 cup. To use: sprinkle on ground beef or chicken as you would any store bought taco seasoning. 3 tablespoons is the same as 1 packet of store bought taco seasoning. Great for lettuce tacos.

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