Continuing the previous blog….my second part covers about the next spice pepper.
Peppercorns and the ground pepper derived from them may be described simply as pepper, or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit), and white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).
Black pepper is the world’s most traded and is the most common spices added to cuisines around the world. Its spiciness is due to the chemical piperine not to be confused with chilli pepper. It is ubiquitous in the modern world as a seasoning .
Benefits of pepper:
1. To reduce cold and cough.
2.To increase digestion.
3.Enables weight loss, increases metabolism.
4. Improves skin
5. Addresses depression.
6.Prevents cancer
Who don’t know pongal….south indian healthy breakfast with peppers or an Rasam which not only helps in digestion but an effective solution for commoncold, cough,nasal problems.Pepper can be used in what not…soups🍜, pasta🍝, side-ups, seasoning,spice up for curries, grilled items,Buttermilk, kashayam an🍵d can be just used for an fried rice 🍚🍛.
A common recipe made in South Indian context is Rasam.
I would like to present the recipe of rasam powder..which could be stored and used
Ingredients :
Pepper corns 1/2 cup
Cumin seeds 1 cup
Redchillies 10 chillies
Curry leaves 1/4 cup
Corainder seeds 1/4 cup
Process:
1. Wash, dry and fry curry leaves.
2. Fry all the ingredients mentioned.
3. Grind it together.
4. Store in Dry container.
This above measure could be used for 15 days for a family of 4.
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