Used dishes as a flavor enhancer in Curry and other cooking, also very suitable for pulses and many other dishes.
Smells and tastes a bit like leeks, onions and garlic, and it is therefore sometimes referred to as replacement for this used.
One teaspoon asafötida is equivalent to one tablespoon of onion powder, plus a clove of garlic. Always with frying so he goes from penetrating odor.