Panch Phoron
পাঁচ ফোড়ন
PAANCH FOH-ron
A Bengali five-spice blend used for tempering.
Meaning & usage
Panch Phoron is a traditional mixture of five whole spices—typically fenugreek, nigella, cumin, black mustard, and fennel seeds—added to hot oil at the beginning of cooking to release their aroma.
In a sentence
The vegetables were tempered with panch phoron before simmering.
As seen in crosswords
Panch Phoron is a 11-letter answer. A typical clue:
“A Bengali five-spice blend used for tempering” (5,6)
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