I Was Told to ‘Put Turmeric in Every Dish.’ Here’s Why I’m Glad I Listened!

I Was Told to ‘Put Turmeric in Every Dish.’ Here’s Why I’m Glad I Listened!
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Andrea Hayley-Sankaran
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Shortly after he agreed to support his son’s marriage to a Westerner, my future South Indian father-in-law (appa) gave me this piece of advice: “When cooking, put turmeric in every dish.”

I looked at him incredulously and nodded affirmatively, but I was thinking to myself, “Are you really serious?”

Andrea Hayley-Sankaran
Andrea Hayley-Sankaran
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Andrea Hayley-Sankaran is the founder of Buttered Veg, the vegetarian food blog for conscious eaters. Andrea is a vegetarian chef (now a home cook) informed by over two decades of practice and experimentation with the ancient sciences of Ayurveda and Chinese Medicine. Andrea's study of traditional wisdom deepened her understanding of how to create incredibly flavorful vegetarian food that makes you feel good, inside and out. butteredveg.com
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