06-22-2004, 07:35 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-Ashok Kumar+Jun 22 2004, 05:45 AM-->QUOTE(Ashok Kumar @ Jun 22 2004, 05:45 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Indian cooking without turmeric (haldi) is unthinkable. This is the spice (actually the <b>stalk</b> of a plant of the ginger family) that colours our food yellow, and flavours all kinds of desi favourites, from mild kormas to fiery vindaloos.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Actually it is not the stalk, but the root. Looks like ginger root, but is thinner. Some dishes can be prepared from raw turmeric roots themselves as the main vegetable. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
there are three rhizomes which come close to ginger
1) the regular ginger
2) The Haldi Kind ginger
3) The Mamidi allam ( Tellugu) which smells (aromatic) like mango, this is usually cut into pieces and soaked in lemon juice to be had with dal/rice. or can be made into chutney goes good with idly or dosa.
4) the fourth kind is "Sonti"( telugu) which is kind of boiled and cooked Ginger, then dried. When this is pulverised to powder and small amount of sal t added, is ecellent remedy for indigestion, and diarrhea. Should be had with ghee and small amount of rice as the first course of meal. caution can cause constipation.
Actually it is not the stalk, but the root. Looks like ginger root, but is thinner. Some dishes can be prepared from raw turmeric roots themselves as the main vegetable. <!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
there are three rhizomes which come close to ginger
1) the regular ginger
2) The Haldi Kind ginger
3) The Mamidi allam ( Tellugu) which smells (aromatic) like mango, this is usually cut into pieces and soaked in lemon juice to be had with dal/rice. or can be made into chutney goes good with idly or dosa.
4) the fourth kind is "Sonti"( telugu) which is kind of boiled and cooked Ginger, then dried. When this is pulverised to powder and small amount of sal t added, is ecellent remedy for indigestion, and diarrhea. Should be had with ghee and small amount of rice as the first course of meal. caution can cause constipation.