Many such things are used in Ayurveda which is present in your kitchen itself. Such effective things include celery seeds, black salt and asafoetida. The medicinal properties of these three things are ...

A New Jersey company has ceased producing and distributing a spice used in Indian cooking and recalled the product after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found it was contaminated with Salmonella ...

Homemade Asafoetida powder.Image credit: Ashwin Rajagopalan. Asafoetida is one of the oldest recorded spices. It can be used in many ways. Learn more about the spice and how to make it home here. All ...

One of the major benefits of asafoetida is its ability to relieve cough. The spice has compounds that can help soothe the ...

Whoever decided to find out what asafoetida tastes like must have been very, very hungry. One of its nicknames – devil’s dung – gives an idea of its stinking pungency. It comes from the root of the ...

Asafoetida has been in the news recently thanks to the first sapling being planted in India, in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul valley. The spotlight on hing would have made Laljee Godhoo happy. Laljee ...

Asafoetida holds a significant place in Indian cuisine, primarily used to enhance the aroma of dishes, transforming their flavor. It is commonly added to lentils, sambhar, curry, and various spicy ...

Asafoetida really stinks, so you won’t have to. The resin gets its name from the Persian word “aza” and the Latin word “foetida,” referring to its strong sulfurous odor. In Indian herbal medicine ...

Gas and bloating can undoubtedly give you a hard time. A hearty meal is often accompanied with the constant uneasy feeling, which can further give rise to various indigestion problems. If you have ...