Think Spice: Think Turmeric event round-up

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Think Spice: Think Turmeric Event Round-Up

30 December 2009 711 views 25 Comments

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About Think Spice:

Sunita of Sunita’s world started Think Spice in April 2008. She has even allowed several bloggers host this event (here’s the list from Sunita’s site) and I’m lucky to be host this popular event. Many thanks to Sunita.

Why this theme – Turmeric?

While searching for the right theme for the event, I found that turmeric (Holud, Haldi) was not covered by any one till date. Turmeric is one of the most used spices in any kind of cuisine, and when talking about Indian culinary arts, turmeric is just indispensible.

Event Metrics:

There were 56 entries in all, and I divided the entries into five broadly defined categories – vegetarian dishes, non-vegetarian entrée, whole meals, rice preparations and miscellaneous. Muskan of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine was kind enough to search for some of the wonderful health benefits of turmeric in her post, and here’s the list:

It is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
When combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
Is a natural liver detoxifier.
It is a potent natural anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without the side effects.
Has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression.
Because of its anti-inflammatory properties, it is a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.

For an elaborate list of beneficial effects of turmeric click here.

And here’s the round-up:

Vegetarian dishes:

Smoky Spinach Potato curry, Dahi Wali Bhindi - Pari Vasisht of Foodelicious
Alu Paneer Masala – Malini of Khana Khazana
Olan – Sadhana of A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Stuffed Capsicum – Kanchan of Kitchen Gossip
Stuffed Mini Eggplants – Cool Lassi(e) of Pan Gravy Kadai Curry
Green Peas Curry – Lissie of Salt and Spice
Aloo Kari Patta – Sowjanya of Ruckika Cooks
Turnip fry.- Madhu of Ruchii
Batata/Aloo Sukhi Bhaji (Potato Dry Curry) and Toor Dal Varan (Pigeon Peas Curry 2) – SE (Denufood) of Denufood-Delicious & Nutritious Food
Aloo poha, Bhindi ki Kadhi – Indu Srinivasan of Khatta Meetha Teekha
Poori masala- Shama of Easy to cook recipes
Napa Cabbage Pakodas, Bhindi Zunka, Raw Banana & Oats Poriyal – Priya Suresh of Priya’s Easy N Tasty Recipes
Vengaiaya Thaal / Spring onion Pachadi, Onion Gosthu, Cauliflower with Peas Kurma – Aruna of Veggie Paradise
Paneer Butter masala – Divya of Dil se
Beans & potatoes with a healthy quotient – Sugar Plum Fairy of vanillastrawberryspringfields
Spiced Okra with Tomatoes - Tigerfish of Teczcape – an escape to food
Moru curry/ Yogurt gravy, Cabbage thoran/uppeari – Swathi of Zesty South Indian Kitchen
Masala dosai – Nandini of Usha Nandini’s Recipes
Panchmisali Tarkari – A Bengali mix-vegetable Delight – Indrani of Appayan
Tadka Moong dal – Suma of VeggiePlatter

Non-vegetarian entrée:

Masaledar Pudine wala Qimah, Lazeez Murg Qurma – Mona of Zaiqa
Dhania Chicken Masala – Priya Suresh of Priya’s Easy N Tasty Recipes
Mocha chingrir Daal: Banana Flower, prawn Lentil – Sayantani of Home-maker’s Diary
Fiery Chicken – Aliena of What’s cooking today!!
Tasty Tangra, Mouri Parshey, Gurjali Macher Jhol – SGD (Sharmistha) of COOK-A-DOODLE-DO
Mutton bone soup - Shama of Easy to cook recipes

Rice preparations:

Methi Bhaath Karnataka Style – Pari Vasisht of Foodelicious
Khichdi and Kadhi – Sowjanya of Ruchika Cooks
Khichdi - Mona of Zaiqa
Lemon peas rice – EC of Simple Indian food
Vegetable masala rice – Indu Srinivasan of Khatta Meetha Teekha
Rajma & Bellpepper Pulao, – Priya Suresh of Priya’s Easy N Tasty Recipes
Pineapple Sadam / Pineapple Rice – Radhika Vasanth of Food for 7 Stages of Life
Palidha Dal Chawal – Fazela Vohra of Kharas Mithas

Non-vegetarian whole meals:

LambNVeggie Kebab with Broccoli-Lime Rice – Cool Lassi(e) of Pan Gravy Kadai Curry
Goa Portuguesa galinha assado – Sugar Plum Fairy of Vanillastrawberryspringfields

Apart from these four categories there were 14 other entries which included rasam, sambhars, spicy powders, pickles, etc.

Vegan Fresh Turmeric Pickle – Muskan A2Z Vegetarian Cuisine
Dahi Ki Kadi – Mona of Zaiqa
Lemon rasam , Mor Kozhambu – Rohini of Curries and Spices
Manja Paal-Turmeric Milk – Kayal of Kayal’s Kitchen
Green Chili Sambar, Mini Idli pepper fry – Nandini of Usha Nandini’s Recipes
Sambar sadam, Sabudana khichdi – Indu Srinivasan of Khatta Meetha Teekha
Avial, Masala dosai – Shama of Easy to cook recipes
Tiranga Aachar – Spice of Spice Buds
Kande pohe, Susheela – PJ of Seduce your tastebuds
Poha Chivda – Cham of Spice-Club
Simple and Tasty Idly Sambar, Channa Dal Flour Chutney – Aruna of Veggie Paradise
Curry Powder – Graziana of Erbe in cucina (Cooking with herbs)

Please let me know in case I’ve left out any entry or gave an incorrect URL/blog name. You can email me or post a comment for this, and I’ll correct it.

The Think Spice event for January 2010 hosted by Nandini of Food Food Food. Here’s the complete list of round ups.

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Ruchikacooks said:

Awesome round up with colorful recipes..

I’ve got one request though..My name is ruchika cooks..I guess you had an extra k in both aloo kari patta and khichdi
Ruchikacooks´s last blog ..Recipe Marathon: Day 6: Cabbage Kofta

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