Zaika Shah Jeera

These super seeds are a gourmet spice used all over the world for their distinctive aromatic flavour and health benefits. Caraway seed aroma is just a little bitter than cumin seeds, a very popular spice in India. It is popularly known as ‘Shah Jeera’ in Hindi, ‘Sheema jilkara’ in Telugu, ‘Shimayishiragam’ in Tamil, ‘Kari jeerige’ in Kannada, ‘Shaahjeeru’ in Gujarati, ‘Shahaajire’ in Marathi. This unique aroma has made caraway a key ingredient in Indian, Russian, German and Scandinavian cooking. It is used in a big way for baking, and it has a strong affinity with cabbage and coleslaw.