Asafoetida
हींग
Asafoetida is a powerful resinous gum with a pungent sulphur-like aroma that mellows into an onion-garlic flavour on cooking. Used in tiny quantities as a tempering agent, it is essential in lentil dishes and Jain cooking as a substitute for onion and garlic.
Ayurveda view: warming nature — calms Vata and Kapha, increases Pitta.
Also known as
- Banglaহিং
- Gujaratiહીંગ
- Kannadaಇಂಗು
- Malayalamകായം
- Marathiहिंग
- Odiaହିଙ୍ଗୁ
- Punjabiਹਿੰਗ
- Tamilபெருங்காயம்
- Teluguఇంగువ
- Urduہینگ
These names are machine-written. Local words may differ a little.
