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Asafoetida Powder

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Also known as hing, this staple of Northern Indian and vegetarian cooking is often used as a substitute for garlic and onion. It has a strong, pungent aroma but its flavor is mellow when cooked.

When paired with turmeric, Asafoetida powder lends a leek-like flavor to dal soup, potatoes, or cauliflower dishes. Learn more about Asafoetida Powder on our blog

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Staff Tips & Tricks

  • Add a pinch to sizzling, spiced oil, then drizzle over a bowl of dal soup.
  • Stir into garam masala spices, deepening the aromatics in your favorite curry recipes.

About This Spice

Asafoetida powder is often called for in Indian recipes, primarily in dishes with legumes and vegetables like cauliflower. While on its own the smell may strike you as overpowering, it mellows out during cooking and produces a flavor similar to onion and garlic.

Ingredients

Rice flour, edible gum, asafoetida, turmeric.

Spice Highlights

Processing
ground
Taste Notes
earthy, savory, allium-like
Perfect For
dal soup, rice

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Gina S.
A MUST for Acid Watcher dieters...

I was recently told I had to stay on the Acid Watcher diet. This means no onions or garlic - key ingredients to so many savory dishes. The diet author, Dr. Aviv, recommended using Asafoetida to replace that onion and garlic flavor. It works! Just remember that in order to achieve those flavors, Asafoetida must be cooked in hot oil or ghee before adding it to whatever you're making. When it hits the hot oil, the spice transforms from a not-so-pleasant smell to the aromatic scent, and taste, of the perfect blend of onion and garlic. Acid Watchers aren't supposed to use butter, so I use small amounts of olive or avocado oil with my Asafoetida. In fact, Asafoetida works beautifully for seasoning the olive oil that I use for my Acid Watcher pizza Margarita. No more bland food now that I've found Asafoetida! I'll definitely stay stocked up on this unique and flavorful spice!

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Kish
Great for People you can't eat Garlic or Onions

Doctors orders are to quit eating garlic and onions (among other things).
I finally found something that mimics the flavor of garlic (you must cook it so no pesto). It helps to keep cooking some of my favorite dishes and keep the same flavor.

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Megan H.
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recommended from a friend and glad I read recommendations from SH! Wonderful with turmeric in a curried cauliflower with honey! There is a strong smell but mellowed and pleasant after cooking.

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