asafoetida

Noun

Meaning

The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.

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Examples

Fish, eggs, meat, salt, chillies, and asafoetida are Rajasic food-stuffs; they excite passion and make the mind restless, unsteady, and uncontrollable. Swami Sivananda

Add the asafoetida and red chillies, stir once and add the green chillies, curry leaves, ginger and onions. Source: Internet

Add 2 whole red chillis and 1/4 tsp asafoetida and remove from fire and add to the boiling sambar. Source: Internet

“Asafoetida is often used as an instant remedy for heartburn, indigestion, constipation and reflux. Source: Internet

At any rate, after the addition of the asafoetida, the lentils are left to cook on medium heat, uncovered, until they are mostly done. Source: Internet

Many kinds of Indian spices which many normal Americans have not heard of, such as amchoor, ajwain, kala jeera, asafoetida and kali elaichi. Source: Internet

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