Cooking Spices

Cooking spices arethe whole range of spices used mostly in the powder form though seeds and leaves are also used handsomely. Some of the cooking spices that chefs at restaurants and ladies at homes are accustomed to are: spice mixture, pepper powder, cinnamon sticks, curry leaves powder, cardamom seed powder, coriander-cumin powder, gram masala, and mutton and chicken masalas, you need a good gourmet or a trained chef or an experienced India lady can very well tell us the right combination of cooking spices to be used for a special dish. Spice seeds are roasted and grounded to prepare powder and then they are packed for retail markets. When someone prepares fish curry, they have to use fish curry masala, and if they have to cook vegetables or meats or chicken items, the chefs or Indian housewives select the right cooking spices for that special flavour.

Cooking spices add romantic value to Indian cuisines and one can laud the sense of appropriate spice to a particular dish is the hallmark of recipe-making art. Albeit whole of India, say, the whole world, uses spices to their recipes, some regions are very particular about them, for example, South Indian sense of spice-use has been exemplary. Normal cooking spices such as cumin, coriander, chilli and black pepper have been in use since time immemorial, mixed spices, or say, some logical combination of spices for cooking purposes has been the modern innovation that are used to enhance taste and increase flavour.

Benefits of Cooking Spices

Spices and herbs carry immense health benefits in addition to taste and flavour. Some spices such as clove, rosemary, sage, oregano, and cinnamon are great sources of antioxidants with their high content of phenolic compounds. Research studies have shown that frequent consumption of spicy foods is associated with a lower risk of cancer and ischemic heart and respiratory system diseases. The cooking spices add flavour, colour, and fragrance to dishes. Some spices such as turmeric, cinnamon, peppermint and garlic have immense health value. Some spices are good source of vitamins B and C, iron, calcium, and other antioxidants.

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