ROASTED JEERA POWDER (BHUNA JEERA) IS A FANTASTIC AND AROMATIC ROASTED SPICE POWDER. IT IS USED IN SPRINKLING OVER DAHI VADAS, SALADS, FRUITS CHAAT, RAITAS (YOGURT), BUTTERMILK, CHUTNEYS AND MANY OTHER INDIAN CHAATS. JEERA IS KNOWN CUMIN SEEDS IN ENGLISH. JEERA IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF INDIAN CUISINE, AND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN DAY TO DAY TO MAKE CURRIES, GRAVIES AND TADKAS FOR TEMPERING THE DALS AND OTHER DISHES. SAUTÉING AND ROASTING BRINGS OUT THE FLAVOR AND AROMA OF THE JEERA.