5 courses with turmeric for breakfast, lunch and dinner

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Warming soup, delicious cocktail, chicken with fruit - turmeric will decorate any dish. Lifehacker has collected five great recipes for you with this bright and healthy spice.

Breakfast

Potato pancakes with poached egg and salad

A spicy potato pancake goes well with a delicate poached egg yolk and crispy salad.

Ingredients:

• 1 potato;
• 3 eggs;
• salad (lettuce, iceberg, you can take spinach or arugula);
• ¼ teaspoon of turmeric;
• ¼ a teaspoon of paprika;
• black pepper;
• salt;
• vegetable oil.

Preparation:

1. Grate the potatoes on a fine grater, add salt, squeeze the water out with your hands very well.
2. Break one egg, separate the yolk, add it to the potatoes, stir.
3. Add turmeric and paprika to the potato dough, stir.
4. Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan. Put one large oblong pancake or several round pancakes in the pan.
5. Fry on both sides until golden brown. When ready, lay out on a paper napkin.
6. In a saucepan, boil the remaining two eggs using the poached method.
7. On a warm (not hot!) Pancake, put a little salad, salt and put poached eggs on top, sprinkle them with salt and black pepper.
8. Serve with mustard or hollandaise sauce.

Turmeric cocktail

A juicy, flavorful and healthy smoothie can be made perfect with a little turmeric.

Ingredients:

• 1 frozen banana without peel
• 100 g pineapple (fresh or canned);
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 200 ml of carrot juice;
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

Preparation:

1. Put all the hard ingredients in a blender, add the spices. Whisk.
2. Add lemon juice and 100 ml carrot juice. Whisk again.
3. If the consistency seems too thick, add the remaining carrot juice and whisk again.

Dinner

Warm lentil soup

Red lentils have a mild and pleasant taste that goes well with spices and vegetables.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup red lentils
• 1 clove of garlic;
• 1 small onion;
• 1 medium carrot;
• 1 red bell pepper;
• ¼ a teaspoon of ground cumin;
• ¼ teaspoon coriander;
• ¼ teaspoon of turmeric;
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika;
• black pepper;
• salt;
• greens;
• cheese or sour cream (optional).

Preparation:

1. Rinse the lentils, place in a saucepan, cover with seven glasses of water and put on a small fire.
2. In a frying pan, fry very finely chopped onions, grated or chopped carrots, bell peppers, cut into thin strips.
3. Add spices and minced garlic. Heat the mixture slightly in a skillet.
4. Add the stir-fry to the soup. Salt. Remove from heat when lentils are done.
5. Garnish with herbs when serving. The soup will perfectly complement a mixture of finely chopped parsley and cilantro, as well as a spoonful of sour cream or a handful of grated cheese.

Spicy rice

Rice with spices has a rich taste and aroma. The perfect vegetarian dish that will warm, delight and not leave you hungry.

Ingredients:

• 1½ cups rice
• head of garlic;
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika;
• ½ teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon wild garlic;
• ½ teaspoon of ground cumin;
• a pinch of caraway seeds in the grains;
• salt;
• pepper;
• vegetable oil.

Preparation:

1. Rinse the rice well and place it in a saucepan. Pour in clean water, do not salt, put to boil. Remove from heat when the rice is a little hard on the chisel. Throw it in a colander and rinse again with cold water.
2. Heat vegetable oil in a skillet. Chop the garlic. If you don't want him to get caught in your dish later, crush the cloves with a knife and put them in the pan. Fry until golden brown.
3. When the garlic is ready, add spices to the pan and heat in oil for a few seconds.
4. If you don't want to see garlic in your dish, it's time to take it out of the pan. Put rice in a frying pan, salt and hold for a few minutes until it is completely warmed up.
5. Serve as a side dish or as a stand-alone meal.

Dinner

Chicken with lime and pineapple

Chicken fillet goes well not only with spices, completely adopting their taste, but also with fruits. Therefore, you should definitely try it in an unusual combination with lime and pineapple.

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts;
• 1 lime;
• 200 g of canned pineapples;
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon of fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon ground chili;
• salt.

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
2. Cut the chicken fillet into slices about 3 cm wide.
3. Mix dry spices: turmeric, fennel, chili. Season to taste.
4. Place the chicken with lime wedges and pineapple slices on a baking sheet, in a baking dish, or simply on a piece of foil. If you are not afraid of spicy food and unusual combinations, sprinkle with a little chili and lime wedges. Cover the entire composition with a sheet of foil and place in the oven.
5. When the chicken is done (usually 30 minutes), open the top sheet and brown it a little. Bon Appetit!