Black Nigella Sativa Seeds

Being a relatively powerful, depended on and fast-growing corporation, we are engrossed in exporting, manufacturing and supplying an extensive array of Black Nigella Sativa Seeds for our valued customers in Jaora, Madhya Pradesh, India. Nigella sativa is an annual flowering plant, native to south and southwest Asia. It grows to 20-30 cm (7.9-12 in) tall, with finely divided, linear (but not thread-like) leaves. The flowers are delicate, and usually coloured pale blue and white, with five to ten petals. The fruit is a large and inflated capsule composed of three to seven united follicles, each containing numerous seeds. The seed is used as a spice. History According to Zohary and Hopf, archeological evidence about the earliest cultivation of N. sativa "is still scanty", but they report supposed N. sativa seeds have been found in several sites from ancient Egypt, including Tutankhamun's tomb.[4] Although its exact role in Egyptian culture is unknown, it is known that items entombed with a pharaoh were carefully selected to assist him in the afterlife. The earliest written reference to N. sativa is thought to be in the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament, where the reaping of nigella and wheat is contrasted (Isaiah 28: 25, 27). CharactersticNigella sativa has a pungent bitter taste and smell. It is used primarily in confectionery and . Peshawari naan is, as a rule, topped withkalonji seeds. Uses * Pickles.