asafoetida

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[asafoetida], curds and sugar.

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  1. the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic

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  • I can't wait to stop in the Indian food store for asafoetida, hing and mango powder so I can get cooking!
  • In a pan, heat oil and temper it with mustard seeds, urad dal, asafoetida, red chilli. —  Ahaar
  • Gentlemen, these imposters value killing a man no more than I do drawing an old stump of a tooth that has long troubled any of you; so that I say they are a pack of tag-rag, asafoetida, glister-pipe doctors. —  Language Log
  • To temper - mustard seeds, asafoetida, dried red chilies, curry leaves and Oil. —  The Spice Who Loved Me
  • Make a thick batter with besan flour, asafoetida, salt, chili powder, curry leaves diced thin, onions diced very thin, green chilies diced thin. —  Ginger and Mango
 

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