Recipes with Turmeric
9 recipes
There are 9 recipes here that use Turmeric, and every one of them is scored against what is actually in your fridge before it is shown. The quickest is Fried Fish with Fresh Chili Salsa at 25 minutes; the longest, Chicken in White Coconut Curry, takes 60.
None of these need an oven, an air fryer, or a microwave — a stove and a pan is enough. 2 have no chili at all, so they work for children. 5 are properly spicy.
Turmeric turns up most often alongside Lime, Coriander seed, Indonesian bay leaf and Bird's eye chili — if you have one or two of those as well, more of this list becomes cookable tonight rather than after a shopping trip. Add what you have to your fridge and the recipes reorder themselves around it, with anything missing collected into a shopping list.
Garlic Fried Chicken
Chicken, garlic, coriander. Simmered first so the seasoning reaches the bone.
⏱ 40 min🍽 4 servingsEasy
Fried Fish with Fresh Chili Salsa
The sambal is raw — just sliced and hit with hot oil. Five minutes, and far fresher for it.
⏱ 25 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Chicken in White Coconut Curry
Pale gold, rich, and fragrant with spice. The key is frying the paste until genuinely cooked.
⏱ 1 h🍽 5 servingsMedium
Clear Chicken Soto
A clear golden broth fragrant with lemongrass and ginger. Light, but deep-flavoured.
⏱ 55 min🍽 5 servingsMedium
Fried Catfish with Shrimp Paste Sambal
The sambal is pounded, not blended. It comes out coarse, and that is exactly right.
⏱ 30 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Mackerel in Yellow Sour Sauce
Yellow, sour, and fresh. The fish is fried first so it does not fall apart in the sauce.
⏱ 35 min🍽 3 servingsMedium
Grilled Mackerel in Sweet Soy
Cooked in a pan, not over coals. The soy glaze goes on in the last five minutes so it never burns.
⏱ 30 min🍽 3 servingsEasy
Catfish in Spiced Coconut Broth
The catfish is fried crisp first, then briefly simmered in spiced coconut broth. It stays firm rather than going soft.
⏱ 40 min🍽 3 servingsMedium
Fried Catfish with Tomato Sambal
The sambal is fried, not raw — that is what makes it keep until tomorrow and taste deeper.
⏱ 30 min🍽 3 servingsEasy