Could turmeric really boost your health? And a Fish Curry with COTUPEP

Bold health claims have been made for the power of turmeric. Is there anything in them, asks Michael Mosley.

Turmeric is a spice which in its raw form looks a bit like ginger root, but when it's ground down you get a distinctive yellowy orange powder that's very popular in South Asian cuisine. Until recently the place you would most likely encounter turmeric would be in chicken tikka masala, one of Britain's most popular dishes.

These days, thanks to claims that it can improve everything from allergies to depression, it's become incredibly trendy, not just cooked and sprinkled on food but added to drinks like tea

Thousands of scientific papers have been published looking at turmeric and curcumin in the laboratory - some with promising results. But they've mainly been done in mice, using unrealistically high doses. There have been few experiments done in the real world, on humans.

Read more here - http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-37408293

Now for the rest of us who just want to get the BEST of everything - COOK WITH - yes

COTUPEP & SUPER FAST FISH curry anyone?

Ingredients:

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1 large onion, chopped

1 garlic clove, chopped

1-2 tbsp Vindaloo powder (we used eSutrasOrganics)

1 can tomato

1 can vegetable stock

2 tbsp COTUPEP

1 lb sustainable white fish fillets, skinned and cut into big chunks

Easy Peazy -Method

Heat the oil in a deep pan and gently fry the onion and garlic for about 5 mins until soft. Add the curry powder (make into a paste with equal quantity of water) and stir-fry for 1-2 mins, then tip in the tomatoes and stock.

Bring to a simmer, then add the fish. 

Gently cook for 4-5 mins until the fish flakes easily.

Remove from flame and stir in 2 tbsp of COTUPEP

Serve with hot rice / hot bread (any kind)

And bonus - chop up those veggies lying in the back of your refrigerator to go with this..

A really good salad dressing is olive oil, lemon juice, COTUPEP, and salt.