Sumaha - seasoning made from dried berries. They grow on a shrub called Sumy and grows throughout the Mediterranean. Most often, these spices are used in sauces and marinades. This dark red seasoning can be found on any Turkish market. Culinary specialists use it in dishes of Oriental and Asian cuisine.
As for the taste, the sumac seasoning has a sour astringent taste. In many countries, it replaces lemon. This seasoning is in perfect harmony with fish, poultry, legumes and vegetables. In Iran, for example, they add it to rice.
In India and Lebanon they rub meat with it. 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.
It is prepared as follows: the collected berries are first dried, then triturated, turning them into powder. If you grind fresh berries, then the juice that stands out can be used in various dishes.
Sumaha - seasoning, which also has healing properties:
- It is recommended to use for people who have digestive disorders;
- berry contains antioxidants;
- sumac - seasoning, which has antibacterial properties;
- It helps with cystitis.
The recipe for healing infusion from sumac is as follows: you need to mix half a teaspoon of seasoning with a glass of boiling water, insist for 15 minutes. It is necessary to take it when it cools, in small sips.
You can add seasoning to the barbecue marinade to make the meat more tasty and slightly cherry. To add a delicious kebab, add sumac to yogurt or yogurt. You can also make a delicious dressing for a variety of salads.
There are some contraindications to the use of this seasoning:
- if a person has increased blood coagulability;
- the presence of chronic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
When you buy seasoning, pay attention to the color, which should be saturated, and the size of the grains in the powder: they should not be small. Let's look at the sumac chicken recipe. We need the following ingredients:
- chicken - 2 pcs.;
- Crimean onion - 4 pcs.;
- olive oil - 0.5 cups;
- pita - 2 pcs.;
- sumac seasoning - 4 tsp;
- salt and pepper;
The cooking process is as follows: wash the chickens and rub on all sides, including inside, the wings need to be tied so that they do not stick out. In a pan, fry the chickens to a golden crust. Next, you need to finely chop the onion and fry it in the same pan for 8 minutes. Add sumy there, mix thoroughly and fry another 2 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 parts of pita, a little onion, chickens, onion again. Pour the oil from the pan from above. The final touch: cover the bird with pita and bake for 1.5 hours in the oven, which must be heated to 170 degrees. You can cover the dish with foil on top so that the pita does not burn.
Such mouth-watering dishes will give you not only taste pleasure, but also excellent well-being and health.