How to Make Turmeric Tea
Make this healing tea using ground turmeric powder or fresh turmeric root.
Servings: 2 12-ounce servings
Equipment
- Small saucepan
- Small strainer
Ingredients
- 1 tsps Ground turmeric Or 1 tbsp. grated fresh turmeric root
- 16 Whole black peppercorns Or 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 3 cups Water
- 1 Lemon, juiced
- 2 tsps Honey, preferably raw
Instructions
- Pour 3 cups of water into a saucepan.
- Add turmeric and black pepper to the saucepan.
- Whisk the mixture together, heat over high heat, and bring to a boil.
- Turn heat down to the lowest setting and cover. Allow the mixture to simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from heat and remove the lid from the saucepan to allow your turmeric tea mixture to cool slightly for about 2-3 minutes.
- For two servings, divide the lemon juice between two heat-proof mugs and add a teaspoon of honey to each mug.
- Divide your turmeric tea between each mug and stir well. Enjoy!
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Notes
VARIATIONS: The recipe above is for a basic Turmeric Tea. You may customize your tea by adding any herbs and spices that you like. Here are some variations that I like.
To the saucepan when adding the turmeric and black pepper, you can also add the following:
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon or 8 crushed cardamom pods
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon or 4-3" cinnamon sticks (preferably Ceylon cinnamon)
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes or 1/4 teaspoon ground cayenne
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger or 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger