Topic: Panch Phoron (Bengali Five Spice)

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Panch Phoron or Bengali Five Spice, a combination of five spices, is used to flavour pulses and vegetable dishes. It may be put into hot oil to flavour the oil before other ingredients are added, or it is used to flavour ghee that is then stirred into cooked dhal or poured over vegetable dishes just before being served.

To make Panch Phoron

1 tbsp white cumin seeds
1 tbsp fennel seeds
1 tbsp mustard seeds
1 tbsp nigella seeds
1 tbsp fenugreek seeds