Sumac - seasoning of oriental cuisine

Sumaha is a seasoning made from dried berries. They grow on a bush, which is called sumac and grows throughout the Mediterranean. Most often these spices are used in sauces and marinades. This seasoning of dark red color can be found in any Turkish market. Culinary experts use it in Oriental and Asian dishes.

With regard to the taste, the seasoning of sumac has an acidic astringent taste. In many countries it replaces the lemon. This seasoning is in perfect harmony with fish, poultry, beans and vegetables. In Iran, for example, add it to the rice. In India and Lebanon, it rubbed meat. Also sumac, the photo of which you will see in this article, is served as a separate seasoning on the table along with salt and pepper. In our country, it can be found in markets, on trays where spices are sold.

Prepare it as follows: the collected berries are first dried, then rubbed, turning them into a powder. If you grind fresh berries, then the juice that separates can be used in various dishes.

Sumaha is a seasoning that also has medicinal properties:

- It is recommended to use to people who have digestive system disorders;

- The berries contain antioxidants;

- sumac - seasoning, which has antibacterial properties;

- well helps with cystitis.

The recipe for healing infusion from sumac is as follows: it is necessary to mix half a teaspoon of seasoning with a glass of boiling water, insist for 15 minutes. Take it necessary, when it cools, in small sips.

You can pour the seasoning in the marinade for a shish kebab so that the meat is more tasty and slightly cherry. To add a delicious lyulya-kebab, add sumahu to curdled milk or yogurt. Also you can make a delicious dressing for a variety of salads.

There are some contraindications to the use of this seasoning:

- if a person has high blood coagulability;

- the presence of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.

When you buy a seasoning, pay attention to the color that should be saturated, and the size of grains in the powder: they should not be small. Let's look at the recipe for chickens using sumac. We need the following ingredients:

- Chicken - 2 pieces;

- Crimean onion - 4 pieces;

- Olive oil - 0.5 cup;

- Pita - 2 pcs .;

- sumac seasoning - 4 tsp;

- salt and pepper;

The cooking process is as follows: wash the chickens and grate on all sides, inside of them, including the wings, so that they do not stick out. In the frying pan fry the chicken until golden crust. Next, it is necessary to thinly chop the onion and fry it in the same pan for 8 minutes. We add sumac, mix thoroughly and fry for 2 more minutes. Pete needs to be cut in a circle and then in half. Take the form in which you will bake, and put there 2 pieces of pita, a little onion, chicken, again onions. Top with oil from the frying pan. The final touch is to cover the bird with a pita and bake for 1.5 hours in the oven, which needs to be heated to 170 degrees. You can cover the dish on top with foil to prevent the pita from burning.

Such appetizing dishes will give you not only a taste of pleasure, but also excellent health and well-being.