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by abritinthebay 2827 days ago
You're getting downvoted for some reason. You're 100% correct.

In Indian cuisine it's used as an umami enhancer. Usually with turmeric in vegetable dishes - especially lentil curries like dal and sambar but also those based on potato and cauliflower.

Kashmiri cuisine famously uses it in Rogan Josh.