How to process turmeric at home |Turmeric powder with fresh turmeric harvested from our Garden

 Turmeric is a very important ingredient in many Asian and Indian households. It is used as fresh rhizhomes or as turmeric powder. Turmeric has a lot of anti inflammatory properties and is added to almost all the dishes in traditional Indian cuisine.

Turmeric powder has a longer shelf life than rhizhomes. I'm sharing a quick video on How to make turmeric powder from rhizhomes harvested from the garden. We grow turmeric every year and process the rhizhomes to make organic turmeric powder for our kitchen.

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Methi Paratha / Thepla

Winter is the season for fresh greens & herbs like spinach/palak, Fenugreek/methi, Coriander leaves/dhaniya. During the cooler months, these greens are very easily available in the market or can easily be grown at home. In this video, I'm sharing a recipe of Methi Paratha with fresh harvested methi/Fenugreek leaves from our Garden.  

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Payaru Mezhukkuvaratti

( Asian String Beans Stir-Fry )

This is a very simple dish with very few ingredients. I prepared with the string beans from my vegetable garden.

Ingredients

a handful of fresh string beans
2-3 green chillies (slit in the middle)
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
salt to taste
1-2 tsp oil

Method

Wash & cut the beans into 1 inch long pieces.

In a pan, add the beans, some water & turmeric powder. Cover & cook on low-medium heat till tender.

Add the slit green chillies, salt & oil. Saute for 5-10 mins & turn off the heat.

Serve hot with rice.

More from my Garden...

World Kitchen Garden Day - 8/28/2011

To all the wonderful people with a kitchen garden...Celebrate World Kitchen Garden Day with us...Grow & Harvest something in ur own backyard/patio.

Enjoy !!!!

http://kitchengardeners.org/world-kitchen-garden-day

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Cilantro - Mint Thokku

Ingredients

1 bunch of fresh cilantro (coriander leaves)
1 bunch of fresh mint (pudina leaves)
4-5 dry red chillies
1/2 tsp tamarind paste
1/2 - 1 tsp hing (kayam)

salt to taste

1 tsp urad dal

2 tbsp oil
1 tsp mustard seeds

Method

Wash the cilantro & mint leaves & dry them on a towel.

Roast red chilles & urad dal. Grind this together with cilantro, mint & tamarind paste together without adding any water.

Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds till they splutter. Add hing. Fry for a min. Then add the ground paste. Add salt to taste & cook on low heat till it is thick & some oil floats on the sides.

Cool to room temperature & store in an airtight container & refrigerate.

Mint & Cilantro "Fresh from my Garden"