KENCUR FOR MY RECIPE INGREDIENT

 "KENCUR" OR GREATER GALINGALE FOR MY SPICE FOOD

Greater Galingale or “Kencur” in Indonesian, is a root crop resembling ginger used as spice and medicine. “Kencur” is a plant with soft stem without wood or only have a very minimum wood texture. It grows in the low and medium land with temperature between 26^oC until 30^oC.

We can plant “Kencur” in our garden or only in the potted plants. Beside planted in the yard or garden, as a life pharmacy it is very beautiful if we could make it as an ornamental plant.

“Kencur” usually used as a spice in Indonesian foods, such as urap (vegetables mixed with grated coconut and other spices), lotek (vegetables mixed with mashed nuts, chilies and other spices), etc. It could give fresh flavor and has characteristic flavor but only use it slightly do not add too much “kencur” in your dish because it will spoil the taste on your dish. While as a medicine plant, “kencur” known as a medicine for several diseases like influenza, catch cold, headache, cough, etc and the last it is also very famous as one of “Jamu” (traditional medicine) ingredient.