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Ginger is the underground rhizome of the
ginger plant with a firm, striated texture. The flesh of the ginger rhizome can
be yellow, white or red in color, depending upon the variety. It is covered
with a brownish skin that may either be thick or thin, depending upon whether
the plant was harvested when it was mature or young.
It is used for giving a specific flavour
to food and has many medicinal uses.
Helps to avoid digestive problems. It is
beneficial for coping with cough and cold.
The hard brown seed from the nutmeg tree
has a warm, spicy sweet flavor. It is used in powdered form for garnishing
and also for masala preparation. It is used in soaps, perfumes and shampoos.
It
can also be used for medicinal purpose. It is beneficial for the treatments of
asthma, heart disorder and bad breath.
Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical
evergreen tree. Cinnamon is harvested as strips of bark rolled one inside
another. It is used for mainly for seasoning food and
preparing masalas It has medicinal uses too.
This can be prepared by
roasting whole cinnamon and then crushing it into fine powder. And it supports
natural production of insulin and reduces blood cholesterol in human body.
It is used in cooking to add a specific
flavour to food. It also has some medicinal properties. .
Fresh or dried
bay leaves are used in cooking for their distinctive flavor and fragrance. Theleaves are not meant to be eaten, although it is safe to do so.
cloves is derived from the Latin word
‘nail ‘means clavus. Cloves are normally 12-16 mm long just like nails with
a tapered stem. Cloves is a flower bud of huge tropical tree. It is pink
in color when is fresh and after dried it turns into rust brown color. Cloves
can be used as whole, crushed or powdered one.
uses
Cloves can be roasted and then crushed
to make a fine powder with the help of grinder and can be highly used for
making various types of stews, soups and marinades. Cloves is a basic part of
whole garam masala, which is one of the most important reason to bring the
flavor and aroma in several rice recipes, pulaos and biryanis.
Spices, like everything else, are made
of chemicals. Spices give us health, colour and fragrance and most of all they keep
life from getting monotonous. Spices hide in them our traditions and culture.
let’s study about some spices which we
uses in our daily kitchen.
Fennel seed it has been traditionally
used as an aid to digestion and it has many health benefits. Fennel Seeds are very effective for digestive problems. In
India, these are routinely chewed upon after meals to aid in digestion after a
rich meal while acting as a herbal mouth freshener.
Uses:
Fennel tea is a mild diuretic and can
help flush excess water and toxins out of the body.Drinking this herbal tea can
help ease a sore throat, reduce a fever and loosen phlegm from your respiratory
system.
