Chili powder, cumin

Chill Powder. Chili powder is a commercial blend of several spices, ie, chili peppers, oregano, cumin seed, onion and gadic powders, aUspice, perhaps cloves, and others. Chili powder is the basic flavor for many highly spiced dishes, among them chili con came, and is used in cocktail sauces and ground meats. 

Cumin Seed. Cumin spice is the dried ripe fmit of Cuminum cyminum L. (UmbeUiferae). The seed-Uke fmit is elongated about 0.31 to 0.63 cm and is yeUowish brown. It is native to upper Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean, but is now cultivated in Pakistan, Turkey, India, China, and Syria. It has a strong pecuhar aroma and flavor, pleasing to some and offensive to others. Cumin seed is used in chutney and curry, chili powders, chili con came, cheeses, and the pickling of cabbage. 

V4 tsp ground cumin V4 tsp chili powder A tsp vegetable salt 8 oz firm tofu, cut into Vi-inch strips... 

In a small bowl, combine basil, cumin, chili powder, and salt. Add tofu strips and toss to coat. 

Add tomato sauce, quinoa, cumin, salt, chili powder, cilantro, and the remaining water to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 1 to 116 hours, or until quinoa is tender. 

Some of the most powerful traditional blends of spices are chili powder (capsicums, onion, paprika, garlic, cumin, oregano), five-spice powder (white or black pepper, cinnamon, anise, fennel, cloves), salsa (capsicums, onion, garlic, tomatoes, lime), and curry powder (tumeric [a potent antibacterial antifungal, antiparasitic, and antiviral herb], curry leaves [a potent antiamebic, antimalarial, and antidiarrheal herb], cumin, cardamom, ginger, mustard, coriander). 

Fig. B-13. Chili beans con came. This dish, which is popular in the Califor-nia-Arizona-Mexico border areas, is made from dried pink beans, tomato sauce, onion, melted fat or oil, garlic, salt, chili powder, and cumin seed or powder. (Courtesy, The California Dry Bean Advisory Board, Dinuba, Calif.)...

Food. Cumin is a maj or flavor component of curry and chili powders. It is also used in other food products, including baked goods, meat... 

A key component in both chili powder and curry powder, cumin is the dried seed of the herb Cuminum cyminum, a member of the parsley family. Cuminaldehyde is the principal contributor to the spice s aroma and flavor, which imparts a strong musty/earthy character, with green grassy notes contributed by p-1,3- and 1,4-men-thadienals. frfl 5-2-Dodecenal, possessing a persistent fatty-cifrus-herbaceous odor, is a character impact component of coriander, along with uf-linalool (15). 

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