Turmeric - 250 gm

turmeric, (Curcuma longa), perennial herbaceous plant of the ginger family, the tuberous rhizomes (underground stems), of which have been used from antiquity as a condiment, a textile dye, and medically as an aromatic stimulant. Native to southern India and Indonesia, turmeric is widely cultivated on the mainland and in the islands of the Indian Ocean. The rhizome has a pepperlike aroma and a somewhat bitter warm taste and has a strong staining orange-yellow color.