Golden Turmeric Blend

Easy recipes with Golden Turmeric Blend for your everyday food

1. Golden Turmeric milk aka Turmeric latte

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 1 cup of milk of your choice 
  • 1 teaspoon of AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • Optional - 1/2 teaspoon of coconut sugar

How to make

  • Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and bring to boil
  • Pour it into a cup & enjoy!

Best time to enjoy

Early fall to late spring as light breakfast, in-between meals or bedtime tonic

2. Dates and pear breakfast khichari

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • ½ cup basmati rice thoroughly washed
  • ½ cup yellow mung beans thoroughly washed. preferably soaked for 2-3 hours
  • 1 small pear finely chopped
  • 1 mejdool dates finely chopped
  • 1 teaspoon AyuSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • Pink himalayan salt to taste
  • 3 – 3.5 cups of water
  • Optional – 1 teaspoon of cow’s ghee or coconut oil if vegan

How to make

  • Combine all the ingredients except cow’s Ghee / coconut oil in a saucepan
  • Bring the water to boil
  • Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the rice and yellow mung beans are tender to the consistency of oatmeal (typically takes 15-20 minutes)
  • Turn off the gas and stir in cow's ghee / coconut oil
  • Serve warm

Best time to enjoy

Breakfast

Pro tip

Replace pear with a sweet variety of apple when they are in season!

3. Butternut squash & red lentil soup

Serves 3

Ingredients

  • ½ cup red Lentils thoroughly washed, soaked for 3+ hours
  • 2 cups butternut squash cubed
  • 3 cups of water
  • 1 teaspoon AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • ½ teaspoon roasted cumin powder
  • Himalayan pink salt to taste
  • Fresh parsley or cilantro & lime for garnish
  • Optional – 1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil aka EVOO

How to make

  • Combine all the ingredients except evoo, parsley / cilantro and lime in a saucepan.
  • Bring the water to boil
  • Reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the lentils and squash are tender (typically takes 15-20 minutes)
  • Turn off the gas, and blend with an immersion blender (let the soup cool down a bit to prevent burns from splutter, if any)
  • Stir in EVOO
  • Serve warm, topped with fresh parsley or cilantro and a light squeeze of lime

Best time to enjoy

Lunch or dinner, Meatless Mondays 

4. Overnight oats  

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (237ml) rolled or instant oats original/unsweetened
  • 2 cups dairy or nut milk
  • 2 teaspoon AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • 2-3 pieces of mejdool dates or 4-5 dried figs
  • Optional toppings – walnuts, pistachios, cocoa nibs

How to make

  • Blend together the milk, Golden Turmeric Blend and dates in a high-speed blender to make a smoothie
  • Add oats and the smoothie in a bowls/glass jar and mix them up well
  • Sprinkle any of the optional toppings if desired
  • Cover the bowl / glass jar and put it in the refrigerator for 6-8 hours

Best time to enjoy

Breakfast

5. Immunity balls/pastilles

7 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons powdered or grated jaggery
  • 2 teaspoon AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • 2 teaspoons melted cow’s ghee (might need a bit over depending on the quality of jaggery)

How to make

  • Mix the ingredients well in a bowl with your hand until they start to bind a bit
  • Take 1 teaspoon of the mixture and roll it into a ball, and repeat this 6 times

Best time to enjoy

Start or end of day

6. Veggie khichari

Serves 2

Ingredients

  • ½ cup white rice thoroughly washed
  • ½ cup yellow mung beans thoroughly washed. preferably soaked for 2-3 hours
  • 1 teaspoon AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • ½ tablespoon cow’s ghee or coconut oil
  • ½ cup seasonal veggies - green beans, summer & winter squashes, carrots go well
  • 3-4 cups of water, depending upon the consistency you prefer
  • Salt to taste
  • Cilantro & a squeeze of lime for garnish (optional)

How to make

  • Warm up cow’s ghee or coconut (if vegan) in a saucepan
  • Add the cumin seeds and let them splutter
  • Add the curry leaves, ayursome foods golden turmeric blend, white rice and yellow mung beans, veggies and give it a good stir
  • Add water and salt
  • Bring the water to boil
  • Turn the heat down to simmer, cover the saucepan until the rice and beans are tender and mushy. Typically, that takes about 15-20 minutes.
  • Garnish with fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice (optional) and enjoy this comforting meal!

Best time to enjoy

Lunch or dinner

Feels great the day after a big meal/party

7. Stewed apples or pears 

Serves 1

Ingredients

  • 2 apples of sweet variety e.g., gala, honey crisp or pears
  • 3-4 tablespoons of water
  • 1/2 teaspoon AyurSome Foods' Golden Turmeric Blend
  • Optional - 1 teaspoon cow’s ghee or coconut oil if vegan

How to make

  • Peel, core and cut the apples into thin slices or half inch cubes
  • Combine cut apples, water and Golden Turmeric Blend into a pan
  • Start cooking over medium flame until the water comes to boil
  • Reduce the heat to low, cover and let is simmer until the apples are tender (about 15-18 minutes)
  • Turn off the heat
  • Add cow’s ghee / coconut oil 

Best time to enjoy

Breakfast & snack

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