Turmeric for...

[Wawannabe]

Pain
AntiOxidant
AntiInflammatory
Digestive help
And other reasons!

Lately, I have made a concerted effort to use turmeric more often in my cooking. I don’t do a lot of curry which I thought was the general use for this spice. But, this spice is very adaptable to both savory and sweet dishes. And coffee, tea, and “milk”.

This week alone I have sprinkled the powder on roast carrots, added to homemade creamed corn, added to my Bloody Mary mixer, added to chicken noodle soup and added to vinegar and oil dressing. So easy!

I’ve been scrolling the internet too, to find more easy uses for turmeric. I also searched the cooking and baking group for posts regarding turmeric. 5 years of posts only included 1 result. That result was my recent post of trying Starbucks turmeric infused coffee. This is a very beneficial spice and can replace very expensive supplements when you can introduce enough through your diet. The curcumin is the active ingredient with the most health benefits.

Here is a link to Taste of Home
“8 Unexpected Uses for Turmeric”
https://www.tasteofhome.com/collection/unexpected-turmeric-uses/

My goal this year is to use turmeric daily. I found organic turmeric at WalMart for less than $2.50. I have seen supplements cost $30+ The supplements are extracted curcumin in high dose and this appears to give the most benefit, fastest (and includes Pepperine which helps your body absorb)...but I cannot afford the supplements. So I will concentrate on getting my intake up and using it with cracked black pepper as much as possible.

I plan on boiling a chicken carcass to make bone broth and keeping this in the frig to use as a bone broth turmeric “tea” in the mornings. One part broth, 1/2 tsp of turmeric, fresh ground pepper and hot water. It will be a weak broth but easy to drink and a warm welcome to the cold mornings.

[LuvLoogie]

1. I like to use fresh grated root as well.

I'll use a peeler to shave off the thin root bark. Then I will either chop or grate the root.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

2. The Laxmi brand curry

Comes in bags much cheaper and fresher than the bottles you find in the spice racks.

You can find Laxmi bagged tumeric in the ethic food section.

I pour the powdered tumeric into a jar as needed one bag of tumeric lasts for months. And it's reasonably priced too.

I freeze wrap and use a ziplock to enclose the tumeric bag to keep it fresh.

[NJCher]

3. You've inspired me

To jump back on the turmeric bandwagon.

I like to buy the fresh root and grate it.

I have a turmeric cookbook and will post some recipes.

What I like most about it is that it has incredible cancer fighting capabilities.

One year I gave everyone on my Xmas list a package of fresh turmeric.

[Wawannabe]

5. Cool!

Appreciate the recipes!

[mitch96]

4. Turmeric is great and very healthy for you. I go to "ethnic" stores that sell to the Indian

community and the price is reasonable. I put on disposable gloves (no orange stain hands) and use a spoon to scrape off the thin skin. Then put the bunch in the freezer. When I need it I just grate it onto what ever I want. easy peasy
My main go to for all things nutrition is NutritionFacts.org The Medical Doctor goes thru medical journals that pertain to health and nutrition and publishes his findings. Great stuff.
Just go to NutritionFacts.org and in the search box put in turmeric. You don't have to watch the vid and just read the transcript. A bunch of real medical evidence (not sales talk) comes up. Many are double blind placebo controlled studies. The scientific gold standard for testing.
At the bottom of the page is links to the scientific journals.. good stuff
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https://nutritionfacts.org
https://nutritionfacts.org/video/turmeric-curcumin-plants-vs-pills/
https://nutritionfacts.org/2016/10/25/how-turmeric-can-help-combat-the-effects-of-sitting/
https://nutritionfacts.org/2017/09/05/heart-of-gold-turmeric-vs-exercise/

[Wawannabe]

6. Thank you

[Retrograde]

7. Turmeric has one drawback

it can make every surface in your kitchen a cheery yellow if you spill any of the powder! It's a short-lived dye, though, and usually fades within a week.

[Wawannabe]

8. Have it under my fingernails!

Possibly I can absorb through the skin.

[Demsrule86]

9. I use it as a sub for nutmeg when making dog treat and also pumpkin dishes in case my pups get

a dropped piece of food. Small amounts of nutmeg are terribly poisonous (fatal) to dogs and in large amounts people too.

[Wawannabe]

10. Turmeric is a natural pet wormer

The powder acts as glass to a worm. Doesn’t hurt humans or pets but does kill worms

[James42]

11. sounds great!

Yesterday I was searching for some new recipes, this one sounds great! thx for sharing

[csziggy]

12. Just tonight I made chicken and yellow rice with quite a bit of turmeric

The basic recipe:

Skinless chicken thighs, generously sprinkle with turmeric, smoked paprika, and cumin. Let marinate for a while. Brown in a good sized chef pan, add chopped onion and garlic. Cook until onion is translucent. Add liquid from a can of diced tomatoes plus enough water for the amount of rice (1-2 cups rice = 2-4 cups water). Bring water to a boil, add rice. Stir until rice returns to a boil, add frozen green peas. Turn down heat and simmer until rice is done (brown rice needs 45 minutes, white rice about 20-25.

If using brown rice, you might want to remove chicken until about halfway through the rice is cooked then add peas and chicken so the chicken and peas are not overdone.

No amounts since I seldom measure most of the ingredients. Tonight I used eight chicken thighs, one large onion, two large garlic cloves, 15.5 ounce can of diced tomatoes, 2 cups of rice, 2 cups of green peas, 2 cups white rice. I didn't intend on cooking that much but rather than pull out four thighs, my husband thawed out the entire bagful. I'll probably freeze half tomorrow so we aren't eating chicken and yellow rice too many days in a row.

[Wawannabe]

13. Thanks

This sounds really good.

Thighs are great. Fond of the dark meat myself.

[csziggy]

14. Usually I cook thighs for me and breasts for my husband

It works out great when we get a whole chicken that we like the different parts. But we ran out of breasts and these thighs were the oldest thing in the freezer so they got picked.

As for the chicken and yellow rice, I have been trying to re-create the version they make at the Columbia Restaurant in Ybor City near Tampa. This came pretty close. Before I didn't use smoked paprika or cumin, so those spices made a big difference.