Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Turmeric Tea Recipe (Golden Tea with No-Brew Option) is a gluten-free, vegan Indian drink made with simple everyday ingredients in about 7 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.
Recipe Snapshot
- Prep time: 2 minutes
- Cook time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 7 minutes
- Yield: 1
- Category: Drink
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon turmeric powder ((or 1 inch fresh turmeric root chopped/sliced))
- ½ teaspoon (½ inch root) fresh ginger ((chopped or ¼ teaspoon dried ginger for no brew option))
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper ((3 to 4 whole pepper corn crushed))
- ½ to 1 teaspoon ghee (or cold pressed extra virgin oil (avocado/ olive/coconut))
- 1¼ cup water
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice (or ¼ cup warm/slightly hot orange juice or as needed (optional))
- 1 teaspoon honey or jaggery to taste ((optional))
Method
How to make Turmeric Tea
- Option 1 - No brew: Add turmeric powder, ground dried ginger, black pepper, ghee/oil and lemon juice to a cup. Bring 1 cup water to a rolling boil in a pot or in a kettle and pour to the cup.
- Stir well and cover. Let steep for 2 mins and serve. If you want you may add sweetener.
- Option 2 in a saucepan: Mix together water, turmeric, ginger and black pepper in a small pot/pan. Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to medium.
- Simmer for 4 to 8 mins, depending on how strong you want the drink to be. Stir in the ghee or oil and strain to a cup.
- You may stir in honey if you prefer but only in warm turmeric tea (not hot). If you want stir in some lemon juice or warm/ slightly hot orange juice. If you feel the tea is too strong for your taste, simply add more hot water (not cold) to dilute.
Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note
Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.
