From the study it could be inferred that, in 12 h of effective drying, initial moisture content of 78.65% (wb) could be reduced to 5.5% (wb) in sliced samples. During the same time, moisture content of whole samples got reduced to 6.36% (wb). In normal practice of open sun drying, effective drying time was 25.5 h. Drying rate was much faster during the initial high moisture period of drying in case of sliced samples. During isothermal drying, the value of effective moisture diffusivity decreased with moisture content. It also depends upon the texture of the product as evident from higher diffusivity in case of sliced samples. Page model for thin layer drying found to be fitted well with the experimental values, establishing suitability of the tested dryer. With overall thermal efficiency of around 55% for turmeric drying, SCD has the potential to completely eliminate possibility of fungal growth in sliced samples which often occurs in high atmospheric humidity areas during normal practice of open sun drying.