To provide that essential Tadka to each dish Laljee Godhoo and Co has been a trusted manufacturer of compounded asafoetida since 1894. To use L. G . Lumps cook a piece of this cake in oil to bring out its piquant qualities. As soon as asafoetida is added to a liquid it brings out an earthy aroma to amplify flavours of certain dishes like sambhar rasam and other stews.