Turmeric Tea Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 cup water
• ½ to 1 tablespoon raw sugar or jaggery or maple syrup or coconut sugar or palm sugar – optional or add as needed
• ½ teaspoon ground turmeric (turmeric powder) or for a lesser pungent taste add ¼ teaspoon of ground turmeric powder
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon (cinnamon powder), use ceylon cinnamon powder and not cassia cinnamon powder- optional
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger (dried ginger powder) – optional
• ⅛ teaspoon crushed black pepper or ground black pepper (black pepper powder)

Steps

1. Put the water and raw sugar or jaggery in a saucepan. Maple syrup is another choice, or omit the sweetener altogether.
2. Bring the water to a boil by heating it.
3. Follow with the turmeric powder and ground Ceylon cinnamon, along with the ground ginger and crushed black pepper.
4. Give the tea a further minute or two at the boil.
5. Pour and serve, straining the tea if you wish.
6. The turmeric tea can be enjoyed hot or warm.