Turmeric | Haldi |हल्दी

The golden spice of India “The journey from herbal medicine to kitchen spice”.

A wonder component of ancient Indian Ayurveda practice. It has numerous health benefits, this is also treated as anti-aging natural herb. Turmeric has an active ingredient “CURCUMIN” which is considered as anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory & anti-carcinogenic agent. 

Thought process behind introducing turmeric to kitchen: First it was introduced as an auspicious spice for all the auspicious occasion like marriage & devotional activities. People got motivated to use this spice in various curries so that they can get all the medical benefits of this wonder spice. Haldi is also known as “Poor man’s Saffron”.

Turmeric is a tropical plant of ginger family an underground stem with rough skin which turns into a lovely orange-yellow shades. India is the largest producer of turmeric in the world. There are 30 different varieties of turmeric being produced in India out of which the most popular are “Alleppey finger”, “Erode and Salem turmeric” and “Raja pore and Sangli turmeric”.  Erode is a city in Tamil Nadu in India also known as the “Yellow city” or “Turmeric City” because of its turmeric production. India is also the largest exporter of turmeric in the world almost 60% of worlds export of turmeric is done by India.

Turmeric “Haldi” is being used in almost all the Indian curries. This wonder spice is getting place into other cousins very rapidly. Very soon we are going to see the turmeric drinks in the modern world.

Medical benefits of Turmeric: Low in cholesterol and sodium, it’s a good source of vitamin C, vitamin B6, dietary fiber, iron, potassium, magnesium and manganese.