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A chaunk (sometimes pronounced chawnce) is a garnish used in Indian cuisine, consisting of whole spices (and sometimes also other ingredients such as minced ginger root or sugar) that are fried briefly in oil or ghee before being poured, together with the oil, to a dish at the end of cooking, just before serving. A chaunk is most typically added to a dal soup or stew. A different form of chaunk may also be prepared at the beginning of cooking, before adding the ingredients to a curry or similar dish. Indian cuisine is distinguished by its sophisticated use of spices and herbs and the influence of the longstanding and widespread practice of vegetarianism in Indian society. ... Screen shot of Spice OPUS, a fork of Berkeley SPICE SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuits Emphasis) is a general purpose analog circuit simulator. ... Binomial name Zingiber officinale Roscoe Though called a root, it is actually the rhizome of the monocotyledonous perennial plant Zingiber officinale. ... Magnification of typical sugar In non-scientific use, the term sugar means sucrose, also called table sugar or saccharose, a white crystalline solid disaccharide. ... Wikibooks Cookbook has more about this subject: Ghee Ghee (Hindi घी, from Sanskrit ghṛta घृत sprinkled) is a type of clarified butter important in Indian cuisine and tradition, as well as in Pakistan and Bangladesh. ... Dal (also spelt dhal, dahl, or daal) is a Sanskrit term common to many South Asian languages referring to pulses which have been stripped of their outer hulls and split, as well as to the thick, spicy stew prepared therefrom, a mainstay of Indian cuisine. ... An Indian chicken curry A curry is any of a variety of distinctively spiced dishes, best-known in Indian, Thai and other South Asian cuisines, but curry has been adopted into all of the mainstream cuisines of the Asia-Pacific area. ...


Spices typically used for chaunk include cumin seeds, black mustard seeds, fennel seeds, dried red chilis, or fenugreek seeds. A chaunk is believed to not only add flavor but also to aid in digestion. Binomial name Cuminum cyminum L. Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native to the eastern Mediterranean region east to India. ... Binomial name Brassica nigra L. Black mustard (Brassica nigra) is an annual weedy plant cultivated for its seeds, which are commonly used as a spice. ... Mustard seeds are small, about 1mm in diameter. ... Binomial name Foeniculum vulgare Mill. ... The chili pepper, chile pepper, or chilli pepper, or simply chilli, chili or chile, is the fruit of the plant Capsicum from the nightshade family, Solanaceae. ... Binomial name Trigonella foenum-graecum L. Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum), also called Methi or Classical Fenugreek, is a crop plant grown as a potherb and for the spice made from its seeds. ...

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