Grindstone, Certified Organic Turmeric Powder, 100% Pure 1.5 oz. Glass Jar
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The Grindstone
Grindstone, Certified Organic Turmeric Powder, 100% Pure 1.5 oz. Glass Jar
Turmeric, or Curcuma longa, belongs to the ginger family and naturally occurs in Southern Asia and India. Turmeric supplements come from the plant's rhizomes, which feature rough, brown skin and a dark orange flesh. Known for its fragrant aroma and slightly bitter taste, turmeric is a common culinary spice in Indian cuisine.
Turmeric also comes in liquid extract, capsule and powder forms. The traditional Oriental medicine systems have long used turmeric powder to treat a variety of medical conditions.
Turmeric is a central ingredient in Masalas, Curry powders and Pastes. In India, Turmeric helps in digesting the complex carbohydrates found in most dishes. In Indian and southeast Asian cooking Turmeric is an important seasoning used to add flavor and color to curries (especially vegetable curries), desserts, fried fish, lentils, pickles, rice, soup and vegetables (in particular cauliflower and potatoes). In Indonesian, Malaysian and Thai cooking, Turmeric is added to yellow and red curries, laksas (a spicy noodle soup), stews, yellow rice (nasi kuning) and vegetables. Many Persian dishes use turmeric as a starter ingredient and when combined with dried limes is used to flavor a Middle Eastern stew of meat, lentils, onions and tomatoes that is served over rice. In Lebanon it is used to color Sfouf cake. In South Africa, turmeric gives boiled white rice a rich, golden color. In the US, it's often used commercially in baked goods, biscuits, canned beverages, cake icings, cereals, dairy products, ice cream, mustard, orange juice, sauces, yellow cakes and yogurt.
Use Turmeric with beans, chicken, eggs, fish, meat, rice and spinach. Turmeric works well in combination with bay leaves, cilantro, clove, coconut, coriander, cumin, curry leaves, dill, fennel seed, ginger, lemongrass, mustard seeds, nutmeg, paprika and pepper.
Be careful when handling Turmeric, as it will stain hands, cooking utensils and even your clothes.
