How to use turmeric

Turmeric, also called Indian saffron, the most expensive spice in the world United only by a bright yellow color that it paints products. The aroma of this spice is much more intense, and the taste it gives dishes a different, more tart, or, as they say the Indians, "earth", and its odor is characterized as "woody". In nature, turmeric is a root plant from the ginger family. Before grinding into powder it cleaned, boiled and dried.

How to use turmeric
The beneficial properties of turmeric
The benefits and harms from the use of turmeric
What can be treated with turmeric

Instruction

Put turmeric in the food, where would you add the saffron, not for subtle flavor and to give the characteristic warm yellow-orange hue. Remember that this spice saffron is much sharper, and therefore, use it in minimal doses. Use turmeric in dishes where you don't interfere with its spicy taste, but would you like to give them an intense yellow color, for example, clarified butter, cheese, bread, marinades and sauces. American mustard its recognizable sun shade owes turmeric. She also serves as the main ingredient in Worcestershire sauce.

Turmeric is a common additive to rice, when his plan to file as a garnish. It put a bit while cooking, and it paints him in a characteristic elegant color, gives it extra flavor and pungency. For uniform staining, don't forget to stir the rice right after I pour this spice. You can add this spice in a variety of vegetables such as boiled potatoes or cauliflower, soups made from lentils, pumpkin and zucchini. Start with 1/2 teaspoon of spice for a dish with a volume of 1000 ml or a weight of 1 kg.

Turmeric is an indispensable ingredient in Indian and Thai curry. Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric with the same amount of ground coriander and cumin, red and black pepper, salt, dried garlic and dry mustard and season with this mixture chicken or fish curry.

1/4 teaspoon of turmeric is used in such classic recipes as Moroccan couscous or Moroccan chicken, Indonesian chicken, Burmese pork, chicken soup Soto ayam (Soto Ayam), Persian stew (khoreshes).

Make a marinade of yogurt, lemon juice, onion, garlic and ginger, add pepper, cumin, ginger, coriander, a blend of garam masala and 1 teaspoon of turmeric to marinate in it the pieces of chicken for tandoori.

Turmericdue to its medicinal properties, also called "Golden root of life". In Ayurvedic medicine it is known as antiseptic, antibacterial, antiviral and anti-inflammatory. Western medical research today is definitely confirmed only the last of these properties. You can do based drink of warm milk with 1 teaspoon of honey and a dose of turmeric to get rid of the first cold symptoms.

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