Anise.
Anise
Dill is called Shatapushpamu, I believe, in Telugu... It is a herb that tastes a bit like Saunf, or Anise!!
I think you may mean Anise - which is an herb known for it's licorice-like flavors. You can find it in everything from sausage to pastry to liquors like Absinthe or Jagemeister.
Anise, saffron, mint, cumin, poppy and datura
In absinthe alcohol there are three herbs always present which are, wormwood, anise & fennel but not limited to only these three there. When making the absinthe alcohol to add taste they use other herb's like: calamus, star anise, hyssop & coriander.
Anise comes from the herbaceous plant Pimpinella anisum, which is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and Southwest Asia. The plant produces seeds that are used as a spice in cooking and flavoring in various dishes.
Safflower, Sassafras, Spearmint, Spikenard, Star anise
The flower of the anise plant resembles Queen Anne's Lace.
Fennel and anise are two different plants with similar flavors but distinct characteristics. Fennel is a bulbous vegetable with a mild licorice flavor, while anise is an herb with a stronger licorice taste. They are often used interchangeably in cooking, but fennel is more commonly used as a vegetable, while anise is used primarily for its seeds in cooking and baking.
Peppernut cookies which are made mostly by the women of the mennonite religion. They are so good and store a very long time. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- It is often cooked as a vegetable (fennel), the leaves can be used to flavor soups. Anise has a mild licorice-like taste. The seeds often flavor Italian sausage. Anise seed (herb [not fennel])is often used to flavor breads, cakes and cookies. Anise seed extract is used to flavor cookies, frosting and candies. Anise seed has a stronger licorice flavor. Licorice root, anise (fennel), anise seed, and star anise are four different plants that all contain varying amounts of anethol, the pungent flavor associated with them. Other herbs contain it in varying but much lesser amounts.
Fennel seed, or star anise, but you need to grind the star anise. You want something that tastes like licorice. The Star Anise is kind of expensive, it comes like 12 in a bottle, for six dollars; they look like stars. There are also liqueurs that taste like licorice, such as Pernod.