Curry in Tamil refers to a kind of sauce, which is a combination of various dishes in South India. It is made of vegetables or meat and is often eaten with rice. The word curry has been widely used, especially in the western hemisphere. Almost any dish with spices and sauces or dishes with South and Southeast Asian styles is called curry. This loose umbrella word is mainly left over from the British rule.
This is a common misunderstanding that all dishes made with curry powder or various meat and vegetables are curry. In fact, the word curry is rarely used in India. Most dishes containing lentils are called "Dahl", which means that it is a kind of standby spice.
The source of turmeric powder
The dried rhizome of Curcuma longa (a ginger plant native to India) is ground into powder and used as seasoning and yellow colorant. It is a common condiment in the family, used for curry powder, seasoning and so on. Turmeric is a perennial aromatic herb, which has both medicinal value and food seasoning function. Spicy and light, slightly peppery, musk mixed with sweet orange and ginger, slightly spicy and bitter.
Turmeric is irregular oval, cylindrical or hammer-shaped, often curved, and some parts have short forks, with a length of 2 ~ 5 cm and a diameter of 1 ~ 3 cm. The surface is dark yellow and rough, with shriveled texture and obvious links, and there are annular branch marks and fibrous root marks. Solid, not easy to break, brown to golden yellow in cross section, horny and waxy luster. The endodermis is obviously annular, and the vascular bundles are scattered in points. Unique smell, bitter and pungent taste.