# Ideas/Recipes that use lots of dill seed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 27, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306 "2017-01-27T09:04:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306/1 "2017-01-27T09:04:29Z")
I just got a great deal on buying a kilo of dill seed. I’m not sure how I’m going to use it up, though. Many recipes I have found on line pair dill seed with dehydrated onion flakes, which I don’t think I can get here. I’ll pick some up when I visit the US in February, but meanwhile, any ideas besides pickles? I did find a dip recipe that uses 3 Tbs of dill seed, but that’s with 2 cups mayo and 2 cups sour cream, so I think I’ll only make 1/2 that amount… I also read that you can grind the seed, which sounds like a great idea, but what could I flavor with the powder? Quinoa or cornbread, maybe? I’m not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306/2 "2017-01-27T11:31:03Z")
Swedish meatballs - the fennel or dill seed (quite similar things) is what makes them so very lovely. ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-recipes-that-use-lots-of-dill-seed/778306/3 "2017-01-27T11:59:14Z")
Dill seed is used in some Indian recipes, where you fry those and the cumin seeds before you add in the other ingredients, etc. Even if you find a recipe without dill seeds in it, you can still add them in as a variation. An example would be dal tadkha.