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caraway seeds (use half as much) OR caraway seeds + anise seeds OR chili powder

2007-06-26 06:57:20 · answer #1 · answered by Proud to be 59 7 · 4 1

You can try these Substitutes, I got it off a website:
caraway seeds (use half as much) OR black cumin seeds (smaller and sweeter) OR caraway seeds + anise seeds OR chili powder

But personally from a cooks standpoint, there's nothing to replace the flavor of Cumin in your foods. Especially if the food calls for a substantial amount of Cumin. I have used a few different spices and nothing was a good enough substitute for Cumin.
If you do try the substitutes listed above, please let me know how it affected the taste of your dish.

2007-06-26 14:35:29 · answer #2 · answered by leadershipceo 2 · 1 0

It's summer and 'cilantro' is the 'green' from which the spice cumin is made. You can also just use 'mild chili powder' but that won't 'taste quite the same' as if you have both chili powder and cumin ... the 'cumin' is a 'semi-hot' spice that adds that 'Mexican flavor' to some dishes and you should just go to the store and buy a bottle, because you'll love it and use it whenever you are cooking and want to 'jazz it up' with a bit of flavor ...

2007-06-26 14:00:06 · answer #3 · answered by Kris L 7 · 0 1

cumin = corriander seeds = cilantro
Cumin is ground up corriander seeds, cilantro is the green that grows on the plant.
If you have corriander seeds and a coffee grinder or food processor, grind some up and add that to your recipe. If not, chili powder. Cumin tastes wonderful though, so chili powder will not be the same.

2007-06-26 14:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by spunion 4 · 0 1

corriander, caraway
.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumin
depends on what your making. If your making a dish thats asian, use curry powder, if tex mex use chili powder.
Cumin is hotter to the taste, lighter in colour, and larger than caraway (Carum carvi), another umbelliferous spice that is sometimes confused with it. Some older cookbooks erroneously name ground coriander as the same spice as ground cumin. [2]

The distantly related Bunium persicum and the unrelated Nigella sativa are both sometimes called black cumin (q.v.).

2007-06-26 13:54:55 · answer #5 · answered by melissaw77 5 · 0 1

Do you have any chili powder? There's cumin in that. And extra flavors too. Win win?

2007-06-26 13:53:41 · answer #6 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 2 0

Coriander or cayenne powder(less amount than cumin)is good.

2007-06-26 14:00:28 · answer #7 · answered by Butt 6 · 1 0

Coriander seed.

2007-06-26 13:54:36 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

Caraway seeds would be the nearest!

2007-06-26 16:02:43 · answer #9 · answered by arun d 4 · 1 0

It would help if you listed what you DO have.

But coriander, or maybe garam masala.

2007-06-26 14:26:02 · answer #10 · answered by T J 6 · 1 0

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