If you boil cumin or other seeds, do the volatile oils get released into the sauce?
As above, if you use fennel, cumin or other seeds whole, will the oils get released into the pot liquid or must one ground the seed then add for the oils to come out?
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Fennel and cumin will release their flavors if cooked long enough in a sauce. I usually fry them in oil before adding other ingredients as I like the result, but that's not a required step. If you have a short cooking time use powdered. You can also crush the seeds in a mortar and pestle to speed up flavor release.
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Do you need to cook cumin seeds?
"I would never use ground cumin," says Ethan Frisch, the founder of small-batch spice company Burlap & Barrel. "Unless you've seen it being ground, chances are it's way old." The seed is required. The toasting is optional.Can you overcook cumin seeds?
If you do burn cumin seeds, toss them out and start again; there's no rescuing bitter cumin, and its powerful flavor will ruin a dish. Cumin added at the start of a dish\u2014a common method when making a curry or rice pilaf\u2014forms an earthy, spicy backdrop, but long cooking kills cumin's subtleties.How do you cook cumin seeds?
One great way to release the flavour of cumin seeds is to fry them in hot oil. Tempering cumin (along with other spices) is a key technique in Indian cooking and essential when making dhal. Make sure the oil is hot before you add the cumin; it will be ready once it has browned and you can smell its earthy aroma.Should you wash cumin seeds?
It is aromatic and can be used in curries, soups, stews, rolls , dips and cutlets. Roasting enhances the flavour. Clean the residues in cumin seeds. Don't wash.Most Dangerous Cooking (Avoid these Completely) 2022
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Just stir fry your spices in very little oil to release their oil, and put boiling water at 65 degree Celsius??? to mix your oil spices with water.
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