Kalo jeera bharta

To relieve the aches and pains of monsoon flu, and prevent the monsoon sniffles, many traditional housewives, especially among the Bangals, swear by a concoction made with kalo jeera or onion seeds. Folk wisdom endows these little black seeds with miraculous qualities, from repelling moths in silk and woollen clothes to curing all kinds of digestive and bronchial ailments. This particular preparation, a little round pulp of spicy-hot relish, is also delicious with rice.