Poppy Seed

We are offering poppy seed poppy seeds (khus khus) are tiny, cream colored, slightly nutty tasting and have a cooling effect when ground and used. The indian poppy plant is cultivated and the seeds are used in savory as well as sweet dishes. Khus khus also acts as a thickener. poppy seed is the dried seed of papaver somniferum, an erect annual herb, 30-150 cm long with 0.5-1.5 cm thick stem. Stem is glabrous with thick waxy coating. Leaves are numerous, alternate, spreading horizontally, 15-25 cm long. Flowers are few, solitary, on a 10-15 cm long peduncle.