TURMERIC | How Does it Grow? 

Ok when everyone is talking about the actual turmeric I'm gonna tell you that even the leaves are a delicacy in the southern part of India. Recipe : simply soak some rice overnight and grind with with very little water and a pinch of salt. The mixture should be looser than dough but thicker than pancake batter. It should spread easily on turmeric leaf but should not flow outside the leaf. Filling : Some freshly grated coconut, jaggery or coconut sugar and a pinch of cardamom powder. Melt the jaggery on stove top and add the grated coconut and cardamom. It should form a sticky mixture. Spread the rice paste on the upper side of the leaf and on top spread the coconut jaggery filling. Fold the leaf in half and steam it. Steam it for about 15-20 min. The Aroma of the kitchen will be unbelievable. The turmeric leaf imparts it's beautiful aroma to the dish inside. Nicole I wish you carried some of those leaves back home because you will know what i mean when you eat this dish !! Ohhh discard the leaf after steaming. And enjoy the rice and jaggery filling inside. Mouthwatering !!

Wtf this video is SUCH HIGH QUALITY! YOU GUYS DESERVE MILLIONS OF VIEWS! Thank you for making these videos for a smaller audience, I appreciate you guys doing this so so much!

Nicole!!!!! I think it is safe to say we missed you and are glad every single time you come back! I’m writing this before I watch. I’m super excited! 🤩🤩🤩

We normally harvest our turmeric when all the leaves dried out... So the rizoms would be fiery golden yellow!

Im really curious why she doesn't try to get a tv show going. Of all the youtubers i follow, this is the only one i truly feel that can make it in mainstream media

Hi from indonesia :) my mom always makes me "jamu kunir asem" everytime i get my period. It help to ease my period cramp. The ingridients are : turmeric, tamarind, water and sugar. Boil together and strain them. And drink it while still warm. And it makes a good refreshing drink too, just add some ice.. anyway, thanks for the video 🙏🏽

Finally someone pronounced it right.. ❤️

Yess! I'm so glad you're back with the How Does it Grow series!

Your videos gives me an emotional connection with the fruits and vegetables that you feature. The best for me was the blueberry video, it gave me a deeper appreciation for the fruit, and because of that, it's now one of my favorite fruits.

The leaves of the tumeric are edible and they have a peppery like taste to them which is great for making soups and stews

I am an Indian and it was fun to see other people's enthusiasm around it. In hindu marriages theres the "Haldi rasam" which is basically what you said about putting turmeric in the bride and groom's cheeks... And in Assam from where i am, a special sort of turmeric grows which has really high 7% curcumin content compared to normally 3-4% !! ..my dad always grows s tiny patch of ginger and turmeric for the household and we always eat it fresh cut! Fresh is just >>>>>>>better than storebrought powdered one..

I live near a turmeric farm. They roast the turmeric right after harvesting before boiling to make the flavour stronger, and it’s always a joy to drive past their land during turmeric harvesting season.

I really like the amount of history you've explained in this video

In the Philippines, especially in my town, we used turmeric or luyang dilaw( yellow ginger in literal translation) as medicine when you have cough or hoarsed voice. Also it's a good ingredient for cooking river eels(palos as we called it locally ).

My heart bursts with first love fever with every one of your videos. I am 74, now. Thank you to the persons who posted with local knowledge of the Turmeric.

Well Nicole, (Indonesia’s here)finally the turmeric episode is come out!!! First of all I’m happy that you can experience the turmeric farming and get to smell them freshly pulled from the ground. I asked you on Instagram (@storyof.whisperingplant) whether you get to see the ginger as well and I’m glad you did. Even the leaves smell so good. I don’t have any cooking recipe since I’m not cooking my self but I have a very simple detox tea* from turmeric and his siblings. Ingredients for two cups of tea : 1 thumb size of Curcuma domestica(turmeric) rhizome 1 thumb size of Curcuma xanthorriza rhizome** 1 thumb size of Zingiber officinale rhizome(ginger) Method: -Wash the rhizome(no peeling needed unless you want to) and slice them thinly -Pour 2cups of water in a pan and put in the sliced turmeric -Bring to boil, turn down the heat and simmer for about 5mins -Strained them and drink the tea(ideally before bed or after dinner with no sugar) *this tea is good to detox your digestion system i.e. when you feel your tummy isn’t well, bloating, you ate too much chilli 😂 or when you lose your appetite **I don’t know what you call this in English, the rhizome look like turmeric with lighter colour, bigger plants, the leaves have purple line in the middle and they produce inflorescence when mature in gradation from green from the bottom to pinkish purple at the tips Or you can just google “Curcuma xanthorriza”

Hi, I'm Indonesian. Since I'm an agriculture student, I really love your channel, I can learn a lot of things especially about foods and agricultural Commodities. I hope your channel will always be success and inspire all people over the world :D

We grow it in our garden.... Endemic to our region it actually grows wild here... Pretty easy to grow

I am a Malaysian. We use turmeric every day and cook almost everything with turmeric. Fried fish, fried chicken, fried squid, fried prawn and even fried beef, we mix with turmeric powder. We use turmeric leaves to wrap chicken, fish and squid before BBQ or roast them. The leaves also can be use in traditional dishes like rendang. The young turmeric and its flower we eat as ulam (salad).

Yeah it's back. Thanks a lot for bringing this series back!! Glad to see the Indian Flag ♥️♥️

I make a few things using turmeric. There's ginger and turmeric fried rice. Ginger and turmeric tea. Turmeric scrambled eggs, and turmeric potatoes. Greg - Baguio, Philippines

When you feel sore throat , add a pinch of turmeric powder to warm milk and drink slowly .

Nicole, it's very good to see that you have shared an important spice which is native to my nation(🇮🇳) We use turmeric in all the curries that we make, especially in all Non vegetarian dishes. It protects Human body from Cancer. We also use grounded turmeric with salt for blood swelling, we just apply it on the affected area.. Once again..

I freaking love your show, Nicole and producers around!! I am so happy that you were able to come back. Your energy and your passion for these episodes are intoxicating. I love seeing you and your work on this channel. Thank you for this channel!!

When turmeric was ready to be harvested. We dug it from the ground, clean it and then let it dry under the sun. Then we use to get it grindered from city nearby. My grandma used to add a bit of mustard oil in the powdered turmeric so that it does not go bad. We never bought turmeric from shop.

your videos give me soooo much peace! thank you so much! i was havinf a depression episode and i feel much better =)

Hi, from indonesia! Turmeric in bahasa called “kunyit”. I want to share some dishes that use turmeric in Indonesia, You can google the recipe later. Here are the name 1. Jamu kunyit asem 2. Nasi kuning 3. Rendang (rhizome&leaves) 4. Infuse water (rhizome) 5. Bumbu kuning ( indonesian yellow spice base) 6. Tahu kuning 7. Gorengan batter 8. Dye for any kind of food/bread/fabric 9. Ginger turmeric shoot 10. Curry 11. The leaf can use as food wrap. Or underliner for steam/grill food. 12. Soto ayam/daging 13. Opor (some recipe use) 14. Lontong sayur 15. Gule/gulai 16. Ikan acar kuning 17. Turmeric latte 18. Aaaaannnddd many more Thanks nicole and team for making this video. Makes me want to grow my own kunyit!

Also, my Grandmother says that it is inauspicious to cook without turmeric, so by this you can understand how important this is for Indians. And yeah, we call it Haldi here in India.

The leaves act as flavouring agent for sweet delicacies in India

Loved how you started the video by painting Indian national flag with turmeric color. :-)

Curried Potatoes with Cauliflower and Peas 2 tsp ghee 1 large onion chopped 4 cloves garlic minced 2 tsp ginger, minced 1 tsp curry powder 1 tsp cumin powder ½ tsp organic turmeric powder 6 medium potatoes, cubed into ½ inch pieces 1 head cauliflower, cut into 1 inch pieces 1 cup peas To start off, heat ghee over medium heat. Add chopped onion and cook till softened. Add in minced ginger, garlic, dried powders and sauté for a few minutes. Then add in cubed potatoes, cauliflower pieces and cook for a few more minutes. Add ¼ cup water and let simmer till potatoes and cauliflower are soft. Serve with rice and raita.

almost every night i used fresh turmeric as my tea, squeezed with lemon and honey. and some times i mixed turmeric with my milk, i called it turmeric milk. i usually drink this before bedtime in more than 3 years already and i found out i became more healthy than before. Thanks Nicole! you are great!

I like about this doc on its facts, presentation of the host, deleveries, video editing, and all. Very good

Yeahhh.. The Queen is back with a Full & Nicely Edited Video. The Video Quality is excellent, and Nicole is so Adorable, as always.. Many thanks to Nocole and rest of the TFTv Team; from your many Fans, especially here, in Indonesia.. 😍😍🇮🇩🇮🇩

The editor music person needs a raise. The timing between the audio and the visual is wicked on point.

In Kerala (India), we grind fresh turmeric into paste and cook it in low flame for about an hour... It will bitter... But we use palm sugar or jaggery to sweet it and make it eatable for kids as well. We usually eat this in late July or early August. It cleans our body from inside. And the important thing is that we should drink water for three hours, when we eat is medical mix. We usually eat once in an year.. Feel proud since you made aware everyone about our humble rhizome. Thank you Nicole. . .

It's a common herb in Indonesia we consume it everyday as medicine or jamu , as a refreshing beverage 'kunyit asam' (you should try). Or as cooking spice .. what a wonderful plant

Try "jamu kunyit asam" the ingredients just turmeric, thamarind, brown/palm sugar and water, it so refreshing

No one's talking of fresh turmeric being made into pickles. I don't know how it's done, but a fren of mine gave me some and it taste's like amazing! I was not expecting the sour tangy taste!

I'm in Indian who consume turmeric on a daily/weekly basis and have never seen the plant or fresh turmeric till now!! Now I can't wait to get my hands on it!

We Malaysians especially those from the East Coast of Malaysia do eat the flowers too. We usually eat it fresh as an 'ulam' dipped in this anchovy sauce called 'budu'. You can use the leaves for cooking too!

Dear Nicole, wonderful video as usual. All bases covered:). The flowers of turmeric are beautiful too. Many thanks for honoring our Indian Flag.Wishing you and your family wonderful Holidays ahead.

Nice to know about this farm @ 2 hours from where I live. Because I purchased turmeric from a vendor at the PA Farm Show @ 2 yrs ago, I have come to add this wonderful spice to many of our meals. Putting turmeric in turkey meatloaf makes it POP!

Thank goodness this series is back. Please keep this going.

oke, biasanya saya iris tipis kunyit, terus di seduh dengan air mendidih, di tambah irisan jahe, sereh, di beri sedikit biji asem, tunggu sampai hangat, tambah dengan jeruk nipis dan madu.. sangat menyehatkan, selamat mencoba 🙂

We in India use turmeric almost in everything in everyday cooking

Nicole is such a unique soul in the ocean of youtubers now days that makes, not just fun but also informative contents that are for everyone 🤓🤓🤓 Don't stop please and more power

Finally someone pronounced it in a right way.. usually at home we harvest turmeric when all the leaves dries out..and one fact... actually we use turmeric leaves to cook a local cusine..which Taste's sweet with all the goodness and fragrance of turmeric

Hey Nicole , since you asked for recipes. One of my favourite drink i would suggest you to try on. Glass of warm milk add teaspoon of turmeric powder mix it well and have it before you sleep you will feel refreshing and energetic in the morning. ( Due to its Antibiotic nature )

I grow it in my garden in Florida, I love it on my scramble eggs in the morning

Thanks for one more informative video. Big fan of your channel. I am an engineer but after watching your videos I get motivated to become a farmer.

Hey nicole I'm from Sri Lanka... So I would like to share a recipe with you... We call them pancake, well not your fluffy ones,...this is our version of pancakes. So here's the recipe. I'll give approximate quantities since we don't measure the ingrediants usually when cooking. For batter. 200g of wheat flour 100ml of coconut milk. 1 egg 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder A pinch of salt Coconut oil or any fat to fry the batter For the filling. 100g of shredded coconut Coconut treacle (to soak coconut) A pinch of salt A pinch of cardamom powder A pinch of black pepper(if you like ) Method First make a batter with the ingredients..it must flow as a thread. Not too thick, not too watery. I'll recommend adding the egg first and then adding coconut milk little by little until the consistancy is correct. Then keep it aside. Now make your filling. Keep a thick saucepan on the stove and add coconut treacle.Keep the flame medium high. When treacle starts to boil add the shredded coconut, a pinch of salt and cardamom ,a pinch of black pepper if you like(I usually skip it) Then stir it on medium low until it starts to come together. Now lets move back to our batter. Keep a frying pan on the stove and set the flame low. Then brush it with oil and check the heat by adding a little batter.. It the batter changes colour to a darker hue add a spoonful of batter and spread it evenly. 1 minute for one side is enough. When the batter is cooked remove it from the pan and add a little bit of filling and roll the sheet of batter as same as a spring roll. TA DAA.. Enjoy with a cup of ceylon tea.. Let's cook together 👍🌹🌹🌹 By the way, i'm 20 years old and English isn't my mother tongue... I apologize you for my grammar and spelling mistakes... Feel free to ask any question you have about this recipe. 😊

I think it is doable that the leaves to be juiced and extracted as some kind of fragrance oil. Might want to recommend these farmers.

U can also use the leaves in cooking...in malaysia we used it when grilling fish and etc..#sorry for my english 😅

As a chef I am really expanding my knowledge about food thanks to your channel. Thank you for the work you do.

Currently It's winter here in India and we get two type of fresh turmeric here during winter months, one regular one(bright orange one) and second white turmeric, my mom make juice of both of them and along with Amla juice (Indian gooseberry),we mix about 1.5 table spoon each of all 3 juices in 150 to 200mm lukewarm water and have them every morning empty stomach..it boosts immunity and helps one gain daily dose of vitamin c and other essential nutrients. In southern states of India people uses leaves of turmeric to boil fish and dishes like idli and other regions delicacies, the leaves provide a specific taste in dishes cooked in them, leaves are also used in place of banana leaves in South India.

Combined with tamarind's leaves, in my country, turmeric is processed before it is served as refreshments called "Sinom"

we do not harvest it when leaves are green.... I believe when leaves go dry its best time to harvest

So glad that you mention Jamu, it's easy to be made and have a huge beneficial for health

I'm wondering if you will also feature the cherry? Focusing more on the fresh fruit, not the processed one which everybody seems to only be familiar with. I also love that fruit! Love you! 🤗

love this channel as always, we (indonesian) ussually drink brewed sliced curcumin and tamarind, and add some brown sugar) for premenstrual syndrome.. aka. a very delicious jamu :D

I came to Canada last year. But my family still grows it back in India.

In Indonesia, we also use turmeric and curcumin to fight against Hepatitis, or the other name is 'Sakit Kuning'. '(Pe-)Sakit' means diseases While 'Kuning' means yellow. Hepatitis is when there is inflammation in the liver, and the person's sclera (white part of our eyes) and skin looked yellow because the body can't break down bilirubin. So we fight the yellow diseases with the yellow almighty turmeric 💛

Hi Nicole.. Thanks for the effort done. I hope you also mention to the rest of the plant like leaves and leg. What do they use for.

Love from 🇮🇳 India

I'm Indonesian and Jamu its really cool!

1. You missed an important part of the turmeric value chain where the rhizome is aged in a pit for upto a year before processing into powder. 2. If you can access some fresh turmeric leaves, got a simple recipe for you. Filets of fish, tied up in a fresh turmeric leaf, with reasonable seasoning of salt and spices, steamed till the leaf turns black. It is awesome. 3. Mentioned it earlier and now repeating myself. Turmeric powder fixes leaking radiators. Yes, a dollop of turmeric fixes your car too...

I bought a kilo of yellow turmeric in the market here in the Philippines and explored how it taste when you use as a juice. I boiled the fresh six pcs of turmeric with 4 cups water for 10 minutes and afterwards let it cools down then put that in the pitcher add brown sugar to taste and and squeeze five pcs of local lime/lemon called Calamansi. This will serve as hot or cold juice when you added ice on it. it is refreshing and healthy. The rest of the turmeric I planted on my garden and after three or four months it sprouted and I have turmeric plants. To be honest I learned this turmeric when I was living in the US so ignorant that i thought ginger and turmeric are the same and became more aware that turmeric has a lot of healthy benefits.

Finally! Been looking forward to it. ❤️😍

I love turmeric. 😻😻 Turmeric milk is my go to

Thank you for mentioning Indonesia and jamu, we indeed use it for many purposes. Turmeric helps me deal with period pain, fatigue and we also use it for facial mask.

We use the turmeric leaves while making a sweet dish called Pathoyo in Goa..it’s delicious. The leaf gives it the fragrance.

One of my favorite channel. We have also a lot of turmeric here in the Philippines. 😊

In the Malay language, we call it Kunyit. (koon-yeet). I specifically use a top quality turmeric in capsules as a supplement for wound healing and to nourish the lungs, eyes and brains. Look it up. This particular gift from mother nature is one of the best.

A very simple recipe for cooking. Get one young turmeric leaf Chop it nicely Beat some egg Add the leaf to the beaten egg plus a pinch of salt Fry in some oil Eat it with rice while it is steaming hot

I remember answering that question months ago. Here you are now! I'm happy to see how people managed to grow them in a four seasons countries. We're growing turmeric as our house plant here, and planning to cook fish with turmeric in the soup. Will be yummy.

Love, love this episode, thank you so much for being so informative, and I just learned you're in my neck of the woods, good ol' Pennsylvania :) hahaa! Happy Holidays!

Such an informative episode!

Waaah! I'm inlooove this channel!! It's like a gift for food lovers! Now I understand why organic turmeric teas are soooo expensive here in the Philippines! This is very informative, felt like I found a RU-vid hidden gem!! Lots of looovee

Yes! So glad to see this episode. The Afrikaans name for turmeric is "borrie", so there's yet another word for you.

Someone needs to create a market for turmeric salad, sell all those leaves!

I'm staring our Flag ♥️♥️😍😍

Just subscribed after watching just two videos. Already love this channel! The production, the information provided, *the way* of providing the information, and most importantly the obvious passion in all these videos is simply amazing!💙

Wow your editing is amazing! Great video!

Saffron color indicates : power , strength and sacrifice.

awesome video. the part about turmeric was ok too. ;)

Great video! One of your best. Informative, interesting, and visually stunning.

It's fascinating to learn about this commonly-used spice. Those rhizomes look a bit like cooked prawns :). Always a pleasure to watch - and you managed to paint between the lines! Looking forward to the next one.

omg mix it with coconut milk and some meat..perfecty combo with rice.we missed you..

I put turmeric in almost everything I make such as southwestern chili, Italian tomato pasta sauce, and of course any Indian dish I make 🙂

For me, "The Best Episode" yet

I am from south India and we use turmeric in every dish, facepacks, medicines... in fact i can’t imagine myself cooking without it. One easy recipe using turmeric for anyone who is infected by flu. Boil some hot water in thick bottom pan, add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric in boiling water and turn of flame. Place the pot in a stable position and cover yourself and pot together in a blanket so that the steam doesn’t escape and it helps the water to maintain the temperature. Make sure you keep at least 2 inches gap between your body, face and hot pot and water. Safety is priority! Start breathing in and out heavily with your nose, do this for 2 to 3 times in a day and you will be fine in 3 days without any medication.

In indonesia you can cook leaf part of turmeric and ginger,

Happy New Year from Auckland, New Zealand it’s Wednesday, January 1, 2020.

I absoluetly loved every single videos you have. I watched them all! I found it very informative, exciting and entertaining. Worth to watch to.. It's simply perfect !! Two thumbs up 👍👍 for this beautiful show and the host herself. . Keep it up. Everyone's looking forward for another episodes.. .

I like to watch all the videos of your channel. Love from India

I would like to learn more how the farmer deals with the stems after harvesting.

Who ever said turmeric is a modern fad must be crazy. It's been used for thousands of years.

OMG! Thank you for mentioning Indonesian jamu! Our faculty even have our own Curcumin research center than focuses in pharmaceutical studies about Curcumin Javanese Turmeric/Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza) and Turmeric (Curcuma longa).

It grows everywhere in my backyard, when we need it, we just dig it and use it fresh. Love the videos 😍