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Fenhel (sauf)

It is necessary: seeds fenhelya 1 ch.l.

Simeon of plant Foeniculum vulgare. «Sweet cumin» is known also under the name. Its long pale-green seeds are similar to seeds of cumin and kumina, but it is more than them on the size and differ on colour. To taste they remind an anise or lakrichnik. Seeds fenhelya sometimes use in seasonings. Roasted fen­hel’ chew after meal for freshelizing of a mouth and digestion improvement. If you could not find it, replace with equal quantity of seeds of an anise. fenhel’ improves digestion, stimulates inflow grudno­go milk at feeding mothers and it is very useful at gastritises, stomach ulcers and other diseases of a gastrointestinal path. Seeds fenhelya, and also anise seeds are on sale in drugstores.

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The nut muscat (djaiphal)

It is necessary: nuts muscat 1 pieces nuts muscat ground 1 ch.l.

This kernel of a fruit tropical de­reva Myristica fragrans. Buy only the whole, round, dense, oily and heavy nuts. They can be dark or white (because of the lime applied to scaring away of insects). A polished nutmeg use in small quantities (sometimes in socheta­nii with other spices) for giving of aroma to puddings, moloch­nym to sweets and vegetable dishes. It is very well combined with spinage and pumpkin winter grades. Often is a part garam-masaly. It is better to rub a nut directly in a dish as, rubbed, it quickly loses the aroma. The whole or ground nuts it is necessary hra­nit’ in a tight receptacle. As well as many spices, stimulates pi­schevarenie and cures chronic rhinitises.

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Water pink (gulab djal)

It is necessary: water pink 1 ch.l.

It is the diluted essence lepest­kov the roses, received by steamed distillation. It is widely applied to aromatisation of the Indian sweets and dishes from fig. Pink water it is possible to measure a measured spoon but if you apply an essence or a concentrate, be cautious in a dosage, measuring on drops. Having drawn pink lobes within days in water, it is possible to receive the diluted analogue of pink water in house conditions. Pink vo­da stimulates an action of the heart, and at the external use it is useful to sight as well takes off weariness from eyes. Pink water which is on sale in perfumery shops, is not necessary for the culinary purposes. Instead of pink water it is possible to use rose attar.

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Cinnamon (dalchini)

It is necessary: cinnamon ground 1 ch.l. Cinnamon dried 1 has fallen.

receive the Present cinnamon from an inside layer of a bark of evergreen tree Cinnamomum zeylanicum. This tree from Sri Lanka and the Western India Comes. Buy thin, vysu­shennye on the sun of a rod koricy. If you use whole pa­lochkami koricy in chatni or in rice dishes before giving to a table they are necessary for taking out. Instead of buying a ground cinnamon, buy the whole rods is better, fry thoroughly them on dry skovo­rode and grind as required. The present cinnamon strengthens heart and izlechi­vaet illnesses of urinogenital ways. Other version ko­ricy – a bark of tree Cinnamomum cassia – is on sale usually bol’­shimi chunks or in the form of a powder. This a bit bitter cinnamon with a strong smell though it is used very widely, on the ka­chestvam strongly concedes present which is pleasant on taste and has sweetish flavour.

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Simeon kalindji (kalindji)

It is necessary: seeds kalindji 1 ch.l.

Black seeds of plant Nigella sativum, teardrops having the form. Seeds of this plant vnesh­ne are very similar to onion seeds, but to taste and qualities have with it no anything the general. They are applied in vegetable dishes, dalah and in the dough for vegetable pakor and give them original aroma. se­mena kalindji improve activity of a brain, sight and promote digestion. If you did not manage to get seeds kalindji, isklyu­chite them from the recipe. Seeds kalindji are known in Russia and in Ukraine under the name «cher­nushka» or «nigella». Sometimes they name also «the Roman coriander» or «black cumin». In Central Asia them name “sedan”. There they ispol’zu­yutsya at manufacturing of grain products also are on sale in the markets.

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Asafetida (hing)

It is necessary: asafetida 1 ch.l.

Aromatic pitch of roots of plant Ferula asafoetida. It is applied in small amounts. It has speci­ficheskii taste and possesses medical properties. To taste asafetida resembles garlic and with success can replace it in vegetable dishes. The use asafetidy promotes predotvra­scheniyu meteorizma (agglomerations of gases) and facilitates digestion pi­schi. It is so effective that with its help it is possible to cure of an indigestion even a horse. Is on sale in the form of pitch or tonko­go a powder. Pitch is purer, than a powder, however it is necessary to grind it. po­roshok asafetidy usually has a small admixture wheaten or a rice flour. The flour does aroma asafetidy by less sharp and pred­otvraschaet slipanie pitch slices. A pinch asafetidy put in hot baked or vegetable oil for one-two secs before finishing preparation masaly. In western and Russian ku­linarii this spice is not used, though it was enough popu­lyarna in Roman empire. If you do not find asafetidy or not za­hotite it to use, in most cases it is possible to do without it. In Russia this spice is almost unknown. Devoted bring asafetidu from India. It is possible to try to get it at the Moscow restaurant “Bombay” or in cookery at this restaurant.

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A shambhala (methi)

It is necessary: leaves shambaly 1 pieces seeds shambaly 1 pieces

Trigonella fenumgraecum. Concerns to semeist­vu the bean. A favourite plant of Indians. In food use leaves and gentle stalks. Its square under the form, flat korichneyovato-beige seeds are irreplaceable in many vegetable dishes, dale and snacks. The Indian women eat seeds shambaly with crude palm sugar after the delivery to strengthen a back, to restore forces and to stimulate inflow of chest milk. The Shambhala stimuliru­et digestion and heart work, helps at locks and gripes. se­mena shambaly have bitterish flavour, therefore do not take bol’­she, than it is specified in the recipe, and be very attentive, roasting them. They should remain light brown. If at podja­rivanii seeds they have got a red-brown tint, sdela­yut a dish the bitter. As well as a coriander, shambalu easily to grow up. In Russian cookery shambala it is not applied, she cannot be bought neither in shops, nor in the markets of Russia, but it widespread in Armenia under the name «chaman». It gives a nutty flavour to dishes, therefore in some vegetable dishes instead of shambaly it is possible to add slightly podja­rennyi and the slashed Lambert nut (filbert).

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