Caraway

Shah Jira

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By Niloufer Ichaporia King

Published 2007

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Caraway seeds (Carum carvi) go into the making of Dhana Jiru (; also called dhansak masala), a compound powdered spice. Otherwise, they don’t appear much in Parsi cooking except in cakes, biscuits, and vasanu, a wintertime fortifier made with seeds and spices.