Turmeric is the boiled, dried, cleaned and polished rhizomes of Curcuma Longa. Turmeric has been grown in India since ancient times. Turmeric was probably cultivated at first as a dye, and then became valued as a condiment as well as for cosmetic purpose. Turmeric is used to flavor and to color foodstuffs.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 
