Tag: kurkuma

  • Golden oat milk

    Golden oat milk

    A winner combo: homemade oat milk with turmeric (kurkuma).

    The health benefits of turmeric are abundant, just search the web and you’ll find lots of info. One of the favorite ways of taking it, is the famous drink ‘golden milk’: a mix of milk (any kind) and turmeric with added oils and black pepper for better absorption by the body.

    The recipe is simple: to my 15 minute oat milk (recipe here), simply add a tablespoon of turmeric, a tablespoon of santen (coconut cream, or use half a can of coconut milk, or fresh of course if you are somewhere tropical) and a few twists of fresh black pepper.

    After blending and passing the milk through a sieve, add honey/agave syrup/any other sweetener (I use honey and vanilla sugar) to bring the sweetness to your liking.

    I even like to add this to my coffee sub! Or simply drink as is, a small glass a day, especially when your throat aches as turmeric is a master infection killer when used topically.

    One last advice: this stuff is used for cloth dyeing and with good reason. It stains like mad. Wear something old ;).

  • Carrot Curry Soup

    Carrot Curry Soup

    This is a great soup, a big hit in my kitchen whenever i make it, be it for myself or for a ceremony or event. It’s vegan and delicious and if you have ever been (or live) in Asia, this will bring ring a sweet bell.

    Carrot Curry Soupe recipe

    Roast a small handful of cumin and coriander seeds and black pepper corns in a dry pan until fragrant. Then, using a grinder, pulverize the spices.

    Cut one pastinaak and twice as much carrot in blender-friendly pieces.

    Chop one large onion, three garlic pieces, three stalks of lemongrass and a thumb-size piece of ginger together and lightly fry it in coconut oil.

    Then add: one tablespoon of yellow curry paste, the ground spices, some curry powder, the carrot and pastinaak, one small handful of apricots and 400-500 ml of thick coconut milk, one laurel leaf, a handful of kaffir lime leaves and vegetable stock.

    Let simmer for a while. When the veggies are soft, take out the laurel and blend until smooth.

    Even better the next day! Enjoy.