Turmeric in Vedic Cooking

Using Turmeric in Vedic Cooking

Each  spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.” — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni,

 “The Mistress of Spices”

 

Turmeric is a spice that is used extensively in Indian cooking. It is also the ingredient that gives many Indian dishes their distinct yellow color. Typically, the yellowish hue is associated with using curry powder, but then again, turmeric is one of the main ingredients used in curry powder.

According to ayurveda, turmeric:

• supports liver detoxification
• supports healthy cholesterol levels already within a normal range
• promotes the body’s healthy response to allergens
• assists digestion
• supports a healthy immune response