Middle Eastern Turmeric Powder Use

Turmeric Powder

Made from the root of the Curcuma longa ginger family plant

Turmeric Powder

The roots (Rhizomes) of the Curcuma longa plant are boiled for several hours then dried and ground into a powder.

Turmeric powder is mainly used in Middle Eastern meat and seafood dishes.

Here are some example recipes using Turmeric powder:

Kuwaiti Chicken Daqoows
Garlic Tomato Sauce Chicken on rice

Lamb Mansaf
Jordanian spicy yogurt lamb on rice dish

Turkish shrimp stew
Prawns cooked in a tomatoes, pepper, chilli and garlic stew