Curry is an unstable complex composed of many spices. Up to 20 kinds of spices can be used to make a dish, such as cardamom, clove, fennel, cinnamon, all kinds of peppers, mint, mustard seeds and so on. And turmeric powder for coloring, and even spinach puree. These spices have their own unique taste and aroma, some are fragrant, some are spicy, mixed together, whether it is with meat. Curry has its own different styles in different regions.
In daily life, curry beef and diced chicken curry are common delicacies on people's tables. The main component of curry powder is turmeric root powder, which is made by drying the rhizome of turmeric. In addition, it is also rich in anti-cancer substances such as vitamin A, β-carotene, riboflavin, phenols and terpenoids. Curcumin, an active ingredient, is a β-diketone polyphenol compound, which has anti-mutation, anti-oxidation and anti-cancer effects.
After curcumin enters the human body, it can be converted into tetrahydrocurcumin after being absorbed by the intestine, which is a strong antioxidant. Curcumin can also inhibit reverse transcriptase activity, or inhibit carcinogenesis through its powerful non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In addition, terpenoids, β-carotene, phenol, etc. in curry powder, as anti-cancer components, also play an effective anti-cancer role.
Some foreign researchers also found that curry powder can also prevent the occurrence of intestinal cancer. Curry can prevent the occurrence of intestinal cancer, because it can inhibit the production of C0x-2, an enzyme related to inflammation. This enzyme increases in both inflammation and cancer. Researchers are optimistic about this C0X-2 inhibitor. They think that P54, a natural product of curry, not only has the function of preventing colon cancer, but also can be used as a substance for treating colon cancer. In addition, researchers from Fujian Institute of Hematology found that curcumin can inhibit the proliferation of CA46 Burkitt lymphoma cell line and induce its apoptosis.
Curry can not only prevent cancer, but also prevent the aging of blood vessels and brain cells, and also prevent diseases such as gastric ulcer, liver disease, diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, angina pectoris and cerebral thrombosis. Demethoxycurcumin in curry also has a good effect on melanin production of senile plaques and freckles.
Tips: Curry and turmeric are hot and dry, with strong sexual heat, which makes people thirsty, fever, constipation and yellow urine. It's best to use it with caution, turmeric has the effect of exciting the uterus. Therefore, women who have habitual abortion should also fast when they are pregnant.
I'll teach you a trick: curry beef.
500 grams of cooked beef, 50 grams of onion, 25 grams of agaric, green beans, curry powder. Wash beef and cut into small pieces, peel and dice onion; Heat the oil pan with high fire, add onion and curry powder and stir-fry until fragrant, then add beef, fungus, cooking wine, salt, sugar and fresh soup, and cook with slow fire until it tastes delicious. Add green beans and monosodium glutamate, thicken water starch and drizzle with cooked oil. This soup is mellow, spicy and refreshing.
Diced chicken curry
Chicken, potatoes, salt, cooking wine, starch, curry, etc. Wash and dice chicken, marinate with salt, cooking wine and starch for 30 minutes, and then fry in oil pan until it is broken; Peel potatoes, wash them, cut them into pieces, soak them in salt water for a while, and then blanch them in boiling water until they are soft. Stir-fry diced chicken and potatoes in a pot, then add appropriate amount of water, add curry after the water boils, stir evenly to melt all curry, then simmer for 5 minutes, sprinkle with coriander until the soup is thick.
The research paper published in the appendix "American Journal of Clinical Nutrition" confirmed that curry helps to reduce the reaction of edestin after meals, promote energy metabolism, make people consume more calories, promote fat oxidation, and has the function of preventing obesity.