onion seeds

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just got asked why we eat onion seeds and not onion....so i am posting the results of my research(from Kurma dasa Bk) incase anyone else gets the same enquiry.

 

 

KALONJI SEEDS: Also known as nigella or black onion seed no relation to the onion. Very often these small, black, tear-drop-shaped seeds are confused with, or called, black cumin seeds, which in fact, they are not. Kalonji seeds (Nigella satival) have a peppery taste and, when heated, have an herbal aroma. They are an important ingredient in the Bengali spice blend called panch puran. They are available at Indian grocery stores