In our cooking spices and spices are very popular, and we can not imagine our cuisine without a scattering of different colorful bags that produce different flavors. Spice called "curry" is one of the most favorite spices of all Russian hostesses. Homemade curry seasoning is made from a mixture of different seasonings, it originated from India, and this name was obtained from a bush from a shrub called also the leaves of which the Indian people dries and uses as a seasoning. The curry leaf powder quickly evaporates essential oils, so it should be used very quickly. But real curry spice can be purchased only in India. However, you can use curry seasonings, coming to the Russian market, because they left many ingredients.
The curry spice is interesting because there are a lot of variants of its making. And each seasoning will have its own taste, which will differ from the others, because it is customary to combine the four main components with the other components in order to get a new taste and aroma. For example, there are West-European and East-European, West-Asian and South-Asian, all of them are used to prepare billets and dishes.
The main ingredient of curry seasoning is turmeric. In the season it should be at least 25%. Ingredient turmeric has a very expressive and distinct smell, not quite a bright taste, but in combination with other spices, it sounds very bright. Curry flavor is not spicy, but fragrant, it fits many dishes.
Curry seasoning composition
Curry composition includes curcuma from 25 to 50%, it all depends on the formula. It also contains fenugreek, which replaces the leaves of the curry shrub. The obligatory component is red cayenne pepper. All these four basic spices form the basis of the curry seasoning. All other ingredients can occupy only 3% to 45% of the volume of the seasoning, they give it different shades. As complementary ingredients, curry can include: cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves, basil, garlic, mint, nutmeg, various peppers and others. The composition of curry depends on who produces it and where it is produced. If you pay attention to the packing seasoning, then you can choose a suitable seasoning.
How Curry Seasoning Affects Health
Home seasoning has a huge impact on human health. But the effect depends on the herbs that make up the seasoning in the predominant quantity. On the example of some ingredients, you can parse all the benefits of curry.
Curcuma, entering curry, with its bitter taste helps to purify the blood, it fights inflammatory processes, normalizes the work of the liver. It can stimulate the digestion of protein by the body, prevent gas formation and the formation of toxins. Curcuma gives all dishes a very bright and rich color, it brings aesthetic pleasure.
If the seasoning contains a mustard seed or cumin, they will warm your body, act as a diuretic and increase and improve digestion. These properties are very useful for fever, arthritis and gout.
Cumin is able to remove from the body toxins and toxins, helps the activity of the gastrointestinal tract. But it must be remembered that it is not worth storing curry, which contains cumin, for more than a year, since the seasoning will rancid.
Coriander is one of the first additives in curry, and it won only from this. The pungent taste of coriander gives the originality of the spice. Coriander activates and improves the digestion of food in the intestines.
In curry, ginger is very often added. This remedy is very famous for improving digestion and stimulating blood circulation, relieving the body of constipation. It reduces the swelling of the intestine from gases and other ailments.
Curry is also used fennel, but use it in small amounts, because it is able to break the taste of all other components. It gives the curry a sweet taste and makes it more viscous. Fennel increases sweating and affects the formation of milk in nursing women.
In black currants, black pepper is added, it is added for sharpness in very small quantities, peas or ground. Pepper contains a lot of chromium, thanks to which it is very useful in diabetes mellitus.
Curry is a well-chosen combination of seasonings and spices. Like any home-made seasoning, curry is used to prepare a lot of dishes, makes digestion more active, increases the tone in the body. According to Dutch scientists, if you add a pinch of curry to tea, then this tea can contribute to weight loss.
Curry in Cooking
In India, every hostess herself prepares curry. Everything is prepared according to their own recipe. They add curries to fish dishes, to meat dishes, to vegetables and rice. In Russia, curry is gradually gaining popularity, because with this seasoning the dishes become a beautiful golden hue and acquire a magnificent aroma. Curry season vegetable ragout, rice dishes, meat dishes, chicken salad, meatballs, pasta with chicken and many other dishes.