Ginger Turmeric Tea Recipe
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 8kcal
A great health booster to sip during winter and monsoon, Ginger Turmeric Tea is a 5 ingredient beverage. It gets ready in under 10 minutes and perks you up in no time. Here's a quick and simple guide to making a soothing cup of Turmeric and Ginger Tea.
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Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon ground turmeric or 2 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
- honey optional
Instructions
- Add water to a medium-size saucepan and bring it to a boil over high heat.
- Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low.
- Add grated ginger, whole cinnamon stick, and ground turmeric and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Switch off the heat and remove the saucepan from heat.
- Add lemon juice and stir well. Add honey if you wish to.
- You can add a teaspoon of ghee at this stage for the better absorption of curcumin (the bright yellow chemical in turmeric) by the body.
- Strain the tea into 2 teacups using a tea strainer.
- Serve hot.
Notes
You can make this tea along with coconut milk or any other milk too. Just add 1 cup milk along with water, cinnamon, turmeric, and ginger and skip the lemon juice. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Reduce the heat to low and let the tea cool for 10 minutes for the flavors to steep in the coconut milk. Strain and serve.
You can serve this chilled too. Fill a glass with ice cubes and then pour the tea over the ice.
If using fresh turmeric, use 2 teaspoon grated fresh turmeric for 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric. Grate it using a box grater and add it to the pan.
Turmeric leaves stains on everything that it comes in contact with. So use an old chopping board and pot to make the tea. Wearing gloves will prevent your fingers from staining as well.
Add some crushed black pepper or a pinch of cayenne to include their benefits in the tea. It is said that black pepper makes the absorption of turmeric better.
Adding a little oil like coconut oil, avocado oil, or grass feed butter also makes the absorption of curcumin better.
Nutrition
Calories: 8kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 33mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg