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Dried mango powder is a spice made by grinding dried mangoes. The powder preserves the acidic, tart and spicy flavour of unripe mangoes. Preparing dried mango powder at home is easy. Peel and slice unripe green mangoes into thin strips. Rub them with powdered turmeric to avert pest attacks. Dry in the sun for 5-6 days. Once dry, grind in a mixer into a fine powder.
Dried grounded pepper is one of the most common spices in European cuisine and has been known and prized for ages for its flavor and use as medicine for the number of health problems especially as an anti-acid and for digestion. It is used in processed meats and also added to fruit cakes gingerbread and a light seasoning of fresh fruit.
Chilly is mostly used in its powdered form in day-to-day food as well as in making various seasonings like Sauces, Chutneys & Pickles. Red chili powder is an indispensable ingredient in most Indian dishes.
The dried chilies which are brought from farms are sun dried till they become crisp after which they are grinded in 3 step process into fine powder. Generally, one or two varieties of dried red chilies are blended together and pulverized into a fine powder on the basis of the desired color and the pungency of the powder.
Coriander Powder is widely used in almost every Indian Cuisine. Coriander Powder is prepared by grinding the high-quality of matured sun-dried coriander seeds in natural form. This assures a fresh taste and aroma to the dish to which these are added and makes the cuisine more relishing.
Dry roast the cumin seeds till you notice a strong aroma. Cool down completely and grind to a fine powder. Alternatively, use a mortar pestle to do the same. Always store the powder in a dry and air-tight container. Cumin powder is widely used in preparing curry powders. It is also used to make chhaas (buttermilk), kadhi, salads and subzis.
Dried ginger is nothing but fresh ginger, which has undergone a drying process. The fresh rhizomes are soaked in water overnight after which the outer peel is carefully removed using a knife or a peeler. They have washed again and then sun-dried on mats or barbecues for around a week. During this period, they are turned periodically. The end result is a pale white dried ginger. Many times, dried ginger is bleached with calcium carbonate to get a whitish coating, but this is unnecessary and better avoided.
When this dried ginger is powdered in a mixer, we get dried ginger powder. It is a fine off-whitish powder, which has a strong aroma and slightly pungent flavor.
Most Indian savoury dishes are incomplete without a dash of chilli powder. However, when you want that mild zing and the enticing red colour but also moderate spiciness, then Kashmiri chilli is the option. These chillies are smaller and rounder and less pungent but give a very vibrant red colour to a dish.
In fact, they are specially bred for their vibrant red and moderate spiciness. Available in a wide range of colour values, the best varieties are bright red and valued for their high colour retention. They give a glowing red colour to dishes without imparting too much heat and make the dish more appealing and palatable.
Turmeric which is known for its warm and peppery flavor is commonly used in powdered form in day-to-day life. In India, vegetarian or non-vegetarian, no dish is complete without turmeric powder.
The various varieties of Turmeric are majorly differentiated on the basis of the producing area in India where they are grown. Each variety has a particular color shade and flavor. Powder made from Nizam variety turmeric has a yellowish shade whereas those made from Cuddapa (Madras) variety of turmeric has a lemon yellow shade. The powder made from Rajapuri variety turmeric is known for its orange-yellow shade and strong flavor
White pepper consists of only the inner seed of the pepper berry, with the pericarp removed. To make white pepper, the berry is picked fully ripe. Its outer shrunken skin is rubbed off, exposing the dried, greyish-white pepper inside. This white pepper is dried and sold commercially, in whole and powdered forms.