How To Dry Nigella Seed Pods. They will be ready in 2 or 3 weeks. Hold on tight then snip the stem off with a pair of secateurs.
Stored properly nigella seeds will keep for up to six months. Panch Phoron Bengali 5-spice. Like the poppy seed heads mentioned previously I have tied a small bunch of nigella together with a rubber band and hung it up to dry in my kitchen.
24 pods are approximately 1 cup depending on how tightly they are packed.
28012013 Nigella is a very simple plant to collect seed from. This hardy annual blooms early in spring if planted the previous fall. Also known as Nigella hispanica the flowers grow to around 90cm 36in in height. The seed head left behind blows up like a balloon.