Turmeric Tips & Recipe Ideas
As turmeric is a powerful spice that can do wonders for our diet, its well worth trying to eat more of it. If you would like to learn more about the health benefits then check out my blog post on Turmeric back in the blog archives as its packed with useful information or click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Here are some ways I love to eat turmeric...
Scrambled eggs with finely diced fresh turmeric stirred through it and cracked black pepper - a perfect sunday night dinner.
Rub turmeric and cinnamon powder and coconut oil on some veg to be roasted in the oven (butternut, courgettes and peppers are good).
Roast a whole cauliflower with a dusting of turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper and a big drizzle of butter for about an hour at 180 degrees. I then serve it sliced with roasted meats, the turmeric gives it a lovely colour.
Turmeric powder mixed with butter to make a paste is wonderful rubbed on chicken before roasting.
Adding turmeric powder to a dish that has chilli is surprisingly tasty and no one will notice it is there if you are trying to convince your hungry brood that eating this gangly orange root is a good thing and they are resisting !!
... so take care and wash surfaces and pans straight after use. If my blender goes yellow from the turmeric I clean mine with a paste made of bicarbonate of soda and apple cider vinegar and it takes the stain off a treat with a microfibre cloth.
If you get turmeric stains on your fingers whilst you are chopping it then just rub a bit of lemon juice into your fingers and it will take the stain off.
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As turmeric is a powerful spice that can do wonders for our diet, its well worth trying to eat more of it. If you would like to learn more about the health benefits then check out my blog post on Turmeric back in the blog archives as its packed with useful information or click on the link at the bottom of this page.
Here are some ways I love to eat turmeric...
Scrambled eggs with finely diced fresh turmeric stirred through it and cracked black pepper - a perfect sunday night dinner.
Rub turmeric and cinnamon powder and coconut oil on some veg to be roasted in the oven (butternut, courgettes and peppers are good).
Roast a whole cauliflower with a dusting of turmeric, cumin, salt and pepper and a big drizzle of butter for about an hour at 180 degrees. I then serve it sliced with roasted meats, the turmeric gives it a lovely colour.
Turmeric powder mixed with butter to make a paste is wonderful rubbed on chicken before roasting.
Adding turmeric powder to a dish that has chilli is surprisingly tasty and no one will notice it is there if you are trying to convince your hungry brood that eating this gangly orange root is a good thing and they are resisting !!
... so take care and wash surfaces and pans straight after use. If my blender goes yellow from the turmeric I clean mine with a paste made of bicarbonate of soda and apple cider vinegar and it takes the stain off a treat with a microfibre cloth.
If you get turmeric stains on your fingers whilst you are chopping it then just rub a bit of lemon juice into your fingers and it will take the stain off.