cumin seeds? (barbecue chicken pie)

[katygirl]

Hi all,

I was all set to head off to the grocery store to buy the ingrediants for barbecue chicken pot pie, when I noticed cumin seeds. Do I have to buy this? or can I just use the regular cumin I have? The stuff I have is ground up. I am not sure if it the same or if I would use the same amount? I am just so confused. Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks So Much

http://www.cookinglight.com/bbs/smile.gif Katy

[hlao23]

I always just use ground cumin and it turns out great.

[L.Rose]

Katy,

I'm bumping it back to the top because I've been wondering the same thing!

[L.Rose]

hlao23,

How do you alter the measurements?

[hlao23]

Oops, I was just going to update my post. I use the same amount called for. I do love cumin but I don't think you can pick out the cumin flavor even with the change.

[Don]

Ground cumin might be better in this recipe. I would reduce the amount a little bit. When I made this for the first time earlier this week, I used cumin seeds. Most of the seeds popped during the cooking process. However, a couple of them were mighty hardy and stayed whole. Between us, we counted about 6 rushes of cumin flavor from biting into a seed. That wouldn't have been a problem if we had used ground cumin.