I dislike using turmeric powder for this dish...I prefer to use fresh turmeric as it has a stronger fragrant and the fresh orangey color make it more appetizing. Turmeric has a peppery, warm and bitter flavor and is best known as one of the ingredients used to make curry, it also gives ballpark mustard its bright yellow color. Turmeric comes from the root of the Curcuma longa plant and has a tough brown skin and a deep orange flesh. Turmeric is used as a powerful anti inflammatory in both Chinese and Indian system of medicine. Turmeric was traditionally called " Indian Saffron" because of its deep yellow-orange color and has been used throughout history as a condiment , healing remedy and textile dye. For this reason , I used them often in my cooking and even planted some in my small garden :) The leaves are used in rendang recipe . I managed to harvest some for cooking this dish. This dish reminds me of my confinement period. My grandma cooked this dish for me during my confinement :) Love this and last week, I could not help making this with Wild Boar's help. He was annoyed with the yellow stain on his trotters hand ...LOL! I bet you he won't do this for me anymore unless I get him the disposal gloves to wear while he pound the turmeric for me :)
