Others, such as fennel, cumin, coriander and turmeric, are also now on most supermarket shelves.
Sprinkling turmeric on food or trying curcumin capsules is unlikely to hurt you, scientists say.
Their dal, made from red lentils and flavoured with coconut milk, cinnamon and turmeric, is simple yet irresistible.
Many dyes in jelly beans are derived from natural sources, such as turmeric, annatto, caramel, and (see above) cochineal.
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Sprinkle of curry powder into the pan and add a dash of turmeric.
The ritual involves participants whipping their bodies with palm leaves that have been dipped in a heated mix of water and turmeric powder.
Traditionally, turmeric is mixed with milk or butter and eaten, says Dr. Sodhi, who is also president of Ayush Herbs Inc.
The stew may be seasoned with cinnamon, turmeric, cardamom, sugar or saffron.
Last year, a U.S. firm was granted a patent for a traditional Indian home remedy - the use of turmeric as an antiseptic.
Ella, with its verdant hills and cool nights, is fertile ground for growing many of these spices, such as cardamom, curry leaves and turmeric.
We would begin praying and sprinkling these rather ordinary implements with yellow turmeric powder, red roli powder, grains of rice, holy water, and flower petals.
Anyone who has seen Indian food being prepared has watched the blending of green and red chilies, black peppercorns and yellow turmeric into a particular curry.
But the whole branzino, roasted with tomato and turmeric in a banana leaf, was as succulent as silken tofu, and perfect wrapped in warm moo-shu pancakes.
Another preparation involves first heating powdered spices such as turmeric, cumin and coriander in oil so their different chemicals mix, then adding fresh ingredients, such as garlic, ginger and onions.
And 26-star Michelin chef Joel Robuchon is the gastronomic brains behind Air France's carte de jour for business-class passengers, with dishes that have included Basque shrimp and turmeric-scented pasta with lemongrass.
After Mau, at 18, was made a palu or initiated navigator, hung with garlands and showered with yellow turmeric to show the knowledge he had gained, no other Pacific islander was initiated for 39 years.
According to my gastric guardian, I had nothing to fear from the vada (pronounced "wahda") a mixture of chunky mashed potatoes, curry leaves, cilantro, mustard seeds and other spices, dipped in a turmeric- and chili-powder-laced chickpea flour batter, then deep fried.
Cinnamon, turmeric, star anis and aniseed.
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Turmeric, ground from Curcuma longa, a knobby root that looks similar to fresh ginger, has been used as an anti-inflammatory in India for thousands of years, says Shailinder Sodhi, who teaches ayurvedic, or traditional Indian, medicine, at Bastyr University, in Kenmore, Wash.
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