Buy Dry Ginger - Chukku Online

Buy Online Dry ginger dry ginger (sonth) ചുക്ക് सोंठ sukku 

Dried ginger sonth ചുക്ക് is nothing but fresh ginger, which has undergone a drying process. When this dried ginger is powdered in a mixer, we get dried ginger powder. It is a fine off-whitish powder, which has a strong aroma and slightly pungent flavour.

Health benefits of dry ginger Is chukku or sukku  the same as fresh ginger?

While you can substitute one for the other, the flavour of ground ginger will be less complex and the texture will be slightly different. Fresh ginger is fibrous and juicy, whereas ground ginger will blend with other ingredients to give a smoother, slightly drier texture.

• Dry ginger ( ചുക്ക് ) is one of the healthiest spices, full of nutrients and bioactive compounds that have many benefits for our body and brain. Dry ginger powder or shunthi churna is a warm spice with pungent taste, extracted from the dried ginger roots.
• It helps to pacify Vata and Kapha doshas and increases Pitta dosha.
• Shunthi churna is used as an ingredient in many Ayurvedic formulations because of its healing properties.
• It helps in digestion, enhances appetite, pacifies stomach disorders, and maintains joint health and respiratory system health.
• Dried ginger powder is used as a spice during cooking. It also combines well with other ayurvedic spices like turmeric, cayenne, cumin, coriander, fennel and cinnamon.