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Bengal Five Spices blend is a spice mixture used in Bangladesh and Eastern India, especially in Bengali, Assamese, and Oriya cuisine. In Assamese and Bengali, panch phoran, and in Oriya, panch phutana, literally mean "five spices", referring to the following ingredients in equal measure: 1)Fenugreek (methi) 2)Black Seeds or Nigella seed (kalo jira) 3)Mustard seed (rai or shorshe) 4)Cumin seed 5)Fennel seed (saunf or mouri) Usage: Panch phoran is traditionally used with vegetables, lentils, or fish.
