Re: Kugan's Kitchen Part 2
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Originally Posted by kugan98
Can you all guess what this picture is?
Yes, all are very clever, guess it right.
It's HING resin.
This hing has no additive. The compounded asafoetida will be in powdered form.
Just a pinch of this hing will make a world of difference,
in your sambars, rasams and daals.
Even the empty bottle where it was kept will have such an aroma.
I never fail to buy this on each visit to India.
It costs me Rs. 110/- for hundred grms.
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kugan98,
I am sorry to break your heart but you are being taken for a ride by whoever is selling you "HING" aka Perangayam that you have shown in the photograph. It is also a compounded version and not pure Asafoetida/Hing/Perungayam.
Pure Asafoetida is an amorphous resin and has absolutely not even the lightest sheen . It is soft and a bit sticky to fingers. If you burn it, it will burn with yellow flames. When mixed with water, it will resemble Milk.
The photograph hing is compounded in Madras, Bombay and Amritsar. What your photo shows, is most probably compounded in South.
Hemant Trivedi
It would be interesting to read my Hing Saga in my thread.