KitchenTried-and-true tip

Toast whole spices in oil before adding them to the dish

Toast whole spices in oil so they release their essential oils and add more flavour.

Time
⏱ etwa 2 min
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • whole spices, e.g. aniseed, chilli, fennel, cardamom, cumin, cloves, allspice, sesame, black cumin, mustard seeds
  • oil
  • pan

How to do it

  1. Use whole spices, not ground ones.
  2. Heat them in oil so the heat releases their essential oils.
  3. Then add them to the dish.

Sources

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  • utopia.de (opens in a new tab)Gewürze in Pulverform sind dagegen schlecht zum Anrösten geeignet, da sie aufgrund der größeren Oberfläche schnell ihr Aroma verlieren und verbrennen.Durch die Hitzeeinwirkung werden die ätherischen Öle des Gewürzes freigesetzt.Anis Chili Fenchel Kardamom Kreuzkümmel Nelken Piment Sesam Schwarzkümmel Senfkörner

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