Are Indian spices healthy? Kareena Kapoor's nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar spills the secret!

Spices like turmeric, clove, peppercorn, coriander, etc are extensively used in the preparation of Indian cuisine.

New Delhi: Indian food is famous for using a variety of spices like turmeric, cardamom, clove, red chilli powder among various others. While many deem Indian food as too spicy and heavy, others swear by ghar ka khana or ‘homemade’ food for staying healthy. Answering the conundrum, whether spices are actually good for health, celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar, who believes in ‘Eat local, think global’, gives us the answer in her Instagram long post. “In 20 years they have gone from ‘must avoid’ to ‘must have’ list. There was a time when people would dutifully avoid the spices, “hum bas sadha khana khate hai, no masala for us”, to now starting the day with shots of haldi, jeera and what not,” wrote Rujuta.