35. CUMIN (JEERA)

                                             CUMIN (JEERA)

Nutrition in 100 gm
Energy: 370 kcal
Fat Saturated	22.27 gm 1.535 gm
Proteins	17.81 gm
Vitamin A equi.	64 µ gm
Vit B2 (Riboflavin)	0.327 mg
Vit B3 (Niacin)	4.579 mg
Vit B6	0.435 mg
Vit B9 (Folate)	10 µ gm
Vitamin C	7.7 mg
Vitamin E	3.33 mg
Vitamin K	5.4 µ gm
Calcium	931 mg
Iron	66.36 mg
Magnesium	366 mg
Phosphorus	499 mg
Potassium	1788 mg
Sodium	168 mg
Zinc	4.8 mg

                

Cumin is also called jeera. It is a small plant. The seeds are dried and used as a spice. There is probably on kitchen in Asia without jeera. It has become so common to use jeera in all types of dishes for its unique taste. But jeera also has so many medicinal qualities. It is put in oil and fried to be mixed with different dishes. Jeera is roasted and powdered to get jeera powder.  It is very rich in iron.

        It is believed that if the bride and groom keep jeera with them through out the wedding ceremony, they will enjoy a happy life together.

Benefits:

1. Anaemia: Jeera is good for those who have deficiency of blood since it has a high content of iron.

2. Acidity and Gastric problem: Jeera powder is mixed with jaggery and eaten.

3. Jeera is good for curing urinary problems.

4. Jeera is taken raw by those who can’t sleep at night. 

5. Digestion: Jeera is good for those who have digestion problems.

6. Boils in mouth: Eat a few grains of jeera.

7. Intestinal problems: Jeera is good for curing intestinal problems.

8. Bad breathe: Eating a few grains of jeera after lunch removes bad breathe and improves digestion.

9. Kidney stone: Soak a few grains of jeera in water over night. Drink the liquid in the morning. Stones in kidney will dissolve.

10. Energy drink: Methi and jeera powder mix with lemon juice. This is an energy drink.

11. Diarrhoea: Mix jeera powder with jaggery and eat.

12. Blood in stools: Boil the peel of dalimba (pomogranate) in water with jeera and ginger. Drink it to stop blood in stools.

13. If you don’t feel hungry, just mix jeera powder with jaggery and eat.

14. Common cold: Jeera powder is mixed with hoot milk and taken as a drink.

15. False labour: cumin seeds are boiled in water to prepare cumin tea. This is used to differentiate between true labour and false labour (due to gas).

15. Painful joints: Pepper, cumin and ginger boiled in mustard oil makes effective massage oil. Apply it on painful joints.

16.  Body heat: A glass of water with cumin seeds helps in reducing body heat.

17. Head ache: Powder cumin seeds and add gingerly oil. Heat it and apply on fore head twice a week.

18.Stomach heaviness: Add black pepper powder and cumin seed powder to one glass of buttermilk and drink.

19. Loss of appetite: Fry curry leaves and grind with black pepper, cumin and dried ginger. Add a pinch of salt and mix it with rice to get a good appetite.

19. Gas problem: Add cumin seeds to hot water and drink to get rid of gas.

20. Vomiting: Just eat half a teaspoon of jeera powder.

21. Piles: Mix roasted cumin seeds with unroasted ones and powder them together. Take half spoonful of this mixture daily with one glass of water.