Turmeric powder

Where to use ground turmeric

Our recipe ideas for ground turmeric:

• Turmeric & ginger infusion: add 1 pinch of ground turmeric to a cup of boiling water then leave to infuse for 30 minutes (check out our recipe below);

• Chicken with honey and turmeric: cover your chicken breasts with 2 teaspoons of ground turmeric and 2 tablespoons of honey and leave to marinate for 1 hour;

• Turmeric rice: fry 2 teaspoons of ground turmeric and some fresh ginger in some olive oil then add to your rice;

• Turmeric mayonnaise: add 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric to your eggs and oil before whipping up your mayonnaise;

• Kefta meatballs: add 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric, 1 teaspoon of ground ginger, ½ teaspoon of Espelette chilli pepper and 1 teaspoon of crushed garlic to your minced meat then mix well and roll into meatballs.

Turmeric & ginger infusion

Ingredients (for 2 people)

50 cl water;

1 lemon;

2 cm fresh ginger;

2 teaspoons honey;

1 pinch Terre Exotique ground turmeric.

Method

Start by boiling the water. Meanwhile peel and chop the ginger. Slice the lemon then add to the boiling water with the ginger, honey, lemon and ground turmeric and leave to infuse for 30 minutes. Then strain your infusion and serve piping hot. 

The aromas of turmeric

Turmeric releases peppery, musky and lemony aromas. This French turmeric is mild yet spicy and deliciously aromatic with pleasant notes of herbes de Provence and thyme. Turmeric has a complex aromatic profile full of surprises for your palate. 

Turmeric’s botanical properties

Where does this delicious rhizome come from?

Turmeric is a magnificent yellowy orange rhizome which comes from a tropical plant from the same family as ginger. Its production process is long and tricky. First it is cleaned and chopped, then boiled to remove its skin, then it is peeled and dried and finally ground to produce a powder or flakes. Our French turmeric grows in Guadeloupe on Didier’s farm, who we believe to be the first producer of French turmeric. This turmeric is grown in compliance with agroforestry principles, in the midst of a glorious Garden of Eden, full of fruit trees, vanilla plants and animals. Our French turmeric is of outstanding quality with amazing aromas. Harvested between March and May, Didier’s turmeric is thicker and denser than the other turmerics we sell. 

Turmeric is considered to be a holy spice

Turmeric is used as a spice. It was traded on the spice routes between East and West during Ancient times. It is used in spice blends in India, the West Indies, Nepal, Thailand or North Africa in dishes such as curry, tandoori, Vadouvan, Colombo and raz-el-Hanout. It is also used as a food colouring and was formerly used for painting. It was used to dye Buddhist monks’ robes; as it produced a rich saffron colour representing the road to Nirvana. In Mauritius and India, brides use turmeric to purify their face and body before the wedding ceremony.