"HING", ALSO KNOWN AS ASAFOETIDA, IS A CRUCIAL INGREDIENT IN INDIAN VEGETARIAN CUISINE. DERIVED FROM A SPECIES OF GIANT FENNEL, ASAFOETIDA HING POWDER AND KHADA HAS A UNIQUE FLAVOR, UNPLEASANTLY STRONG WHILE RAW BUT MELLOW AND GARLICKY WHEN COOKED. LAXMI HING ADDS THAT SPECIAL FLAVOR TO THE INDIAN RECIPES. BASED ON THE FLAVORS AND THE DIFFERENT REQUIREMENT, WE HAVE WIDE RANGE OF THE POWDER FORMS.