Topic: HELP PLEASE

[rosebud]

  Can anyone help with my problem?.
For quite a while i bought a little packet from Tesco,with ingrediants to make a curry,   (fresh produce by the way)  it contained shallots, garlic,chillies,ginger, and a little piece of something  that when one peeled it,,it  became orange, & obviously coloured the curry. About 6mths ago the store stopped doing them :o :o (By the way it was for an Indian curry).
Can anyone tell me what it is called and more than that where can i buy it please, my curries are just not the same  :'( :'(  i do not need to know about the other contents just that orange bit.

Bit of a ramble  sorry peeps. Thank you.  Rosebud. ;D

[norfolklass]

just a guess, but might it have been turmeric?
if you google it you can see pics - looks like ginger root

[rosebud]

Thank you Norfolk lass, that looks like the root now where can i get the root .   Anyone?

[star]

How about an Asian or Chinese shop? Or do you have a West Indian stall on the market? Sorry I cant more help.

[Barnowl]

You don't have to use the root. You can get turmeric powder in most supermarkets, but it is cheaper in Asian/Indian ones.

[Melbourne12]

I must admit that I've only ever seen it in Indian shops.  The root is nicer than the powder - the relationship is a bit like ginger root to powdered dried ginger.

The Hindi word is "haldi" if that helps.

[rosebud]

 Thank you for your replys.  I do prefer to use the root so i shall have to find an asian shop.       

[Baccy Man]

If you don't have any luck finding haldi root locally you can buy it online HERE if you buy too much you can dry it then grind it & use as a spice (technically it is a vegetable when it's fresh it only becomes a spice when it's dried) 1 level teaspoon ground is equivalent to 1 inch of fresh root.

[rosebud]

Thanks Baccy Man, that is good info. ;D

[grawrc]

I freeze both turmeric and root ginger and just grate off what i need while still frozen then return the root to the freezer. It's really easy to grate when it is frozen.

[star]

Thanks grawrc, that saves wasting the ends. I never thought of that.......excellent :D

[valmarg]

Another suggestion for the root is galangal.  It is a relative of ginger, and has become more popular of late.

I don't know where you are in the UK rosebud, but you may have a Wing Yip oriental supermarket near you.  I think the address is www.wingyip.co.uk to find out where they have stores.  We use the one in Birmingham, and it has a fantastic range of fresh, bottled, tinned and frozen oriental produce.

valmarg

[rosebud]

Thank you Valmarg, for your help.

[Hyacinth]

So is it galangal or turmeric (haldi) that you're wanting, Buds? The tip on freezing the (peeled?) root, freezing & grating as needed might be a good one 8) I always do that with spare ends of ginger & that works well.