Vandevi Hing Asafoetida Powder (50 gm)

Hing or Asafoetida in English is coming from the resin-like gum of the giant fennel plant. Even though it has a very strong and pungent smell when cooked hing powder has a truffle-like flavor and a roasted garlic and onion aroma. Even though, hing powder …

Hing or Asafoetida in English is coming from the resin-like gum of the giant fennel plant. Even though it has a very strong and pungent smell when cooked hing powder has a truffle-like flavor and a roasted garlic and onion aroma.

Even though, hing powder is a less known Indian spice compared to chilli , cumin , coriander , turmeric , Asafoetida has become an essential condiment in the Indian vegetarian cooking. In Brahmin and Jain sects, it is widely used to replace the root vegetables like garlic and onion that are not part of the diet of the followers. Asafoetida is a flavor enhancer: it has a balancing effect by smoothing the aroma of all the other spices used in the dish making them all very pleasant. Hing is normally used in a very small quantity (a pinch) with turmeric particularly for the tadka of lentil curies such as dal, as well as in numerous vegetable dishes. Hing powder is normally fried 5-10 seconds in hot oil so it reveals its great aroma of onion and garlic. Add quickly the other ingredients so the powder is not burning.

Indian grandmothers are saying that a tadka with hing at night is a must to your dal as it helps digestion. Asafoetida is used in India and Thailand as a remedy for flatulence, constipation and digestion. 

Originally found in Afghanistan and Iran as the fennel plant is growing naturally in those countries, Asafoetida emerged in India during the Moghul Reign in the 16th century and has since been cultivated in Kashmir and Punjab. Hing is very difficult to assemble as it is a resin like gum extracted from the dried sap of the stem and roots of the plant and then crushed between heavy stones or with a hammer. Hing powder needs a lot of manpower! 

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Can also be called heeng.