I-Cumin (ebizwa ngokuthi "i-KYOO-min") iyisipuni esenziwe ngembewu eyomile yesitshalo eyaziwa njengeCuminium cyminum , eyilungu lomndeni ka-parsley . I-Cumin isetshenziswa kakhulu emazweni aseMexico, eMiddle East naseNdiya, phakathi kwamanye amaningi.
I-Cumin ingasetshenziselwa uhlobo lwazo lwembewu yonke kanye nalapho imhlabathi. I-Cumin ine-flavour efudumele, ehlaba umhlaba kanye nephunga elimnandi. I-cumin ground ivame ukungezwa ku- chili , isoso sebheyi , ubhontshisi obhakiwe kanye nama-marinades.
I-Cumin yisithako esijwayelekile esiphundu se-chili . I-Cumin iphinde itholakale nakwezinye izingxube ze-spice ezifana ne- garam masala , i-curry powder, i-achiote ama-blend, i-adobos, ne-bahaarat. Uhlobo oluvame kakhulu lwe-cumin ngumbala ophuzi obomvu, nakuba nawe ngezinye izikhathi ungathola i-cumin yamnyama, i-cumin eluhlaza, ne-cumin emhlophe.
Umlando we-Cumin
I-Cumin iyi-spice yasendulo ekhule eGibhithe naseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Itholakala ekuthunjweni kweminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezine eSiriya naseGibithe lasendulo, lapho kwakusetshenziselwa kokubili njenge-spice kanye nokulondolozwa kwamamemoni. Kubonakala eBhayibhelini eTestamenteni Elidala naseTestamente Elisha, kuzo zombili izimo ezibalwe emgqeni ofanayo njengedayili. Sasetshenziswa kakhulu eNdiya kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo kanye namaGreki namaRoma. Yayifaka indlela yokudlela yaseMexico naseNingizimu Melika ngemva kokoloni lwaseYurophu, ikakhulukazi iSpanishi nesiPutukezi.
Imbewu ye-Cumin
Imbewu ye-Cumin iyizinhlamvu ezincane, ezifana nomkhumbi ezifana nezinhlamvu ze-caraway.
Zinezingqimba eziyisishiyagalombili zesikhombisa ngamafutha omsele. Imbewu ivunwa ngesandla isitshalo sonyaka. Imbewu yonke ka-cumin isetshenziselwa ezinye izitsha, isibonelo, ifakwe emafutheni ashisayo ekuqaleni kwesidlo saseNdiya ngakho ukunambitheka kwayo kugqugquzela amafutha ngakho-ke ezinye izithako. I-flavour eyengeziwe ikhiqizwa lapho imbewu ingcolile, njengoba kungenziwa kalula ekhaya usebenzisa i-pan eyomile phezu kokushisa okuphakathi.
Imbewu yonke ka-cumin itholakale ifakwe esikhwameni sesiphelo sezitolo eziningi zokudla. Ngokuvamile kuyabiza ukuthenga imbewu ka-cumin endaweni yokuhweba emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe kulabo abajabulela ukudla kwaseMexico, eNdiya, eNyakatho Afrika, noma eCuisine yaseMpumalanga Ephakathi. Imbewu ingagcinwa efrijini isikhathi eside ukugcina ukunambitheka kwabo uma ungawasebenzisi njalo.
Imbewu ye-Cumin (i-jeera) ivame ukuhlaziywa njenge-aid digestive eNdiya futhi inganikezwa ezindaweni zokudlela zaseNdiya ngale njongo.
Ground Cumin
I-cumin ground itholakale kalula ezindaweni ezitolo zokudla esitolo se-spice. Ukunambitheka okunamandla nakakhulu kunakho konke okungahle kube khona ngokuhlwanyela kancane imbewu ye-cumin bese ugawula imbewu ku-spice grinder noma nge-mortar ne-pestle. Ukunambitheka kunamandla, futhi ungathatha lokho uma ucabanga uma usebenzisa izilinganiso zokuthola iresiphi futhi ugayela i-cumin kusuka enzalweni ehlutshiwe. Uma umhlabathi uphansi, i-cumin izolahleka kancane kancane ukunambitheka kwayo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi futhi kufanele ishintshwe njalo.