Turmeric Tea, or golden milk, has legendary anti-inflammatory properties, so give this ancient home remedy a try if you’re stuffed up, sore, or coughing. It makes a great calming bedtime drink, too, even if you’re perfectly healthy.
Turmeric tea is an effective home remedy and a delicious restorative tea!
How are you feeling? A little under the weather? Tired? Stuffed up? Not quite yourself? Turmeric might be just what the doctor ordered. Turmeric is the bright yellow spice that gives mustards and curries their vivid color. In raw form it’s a little root-like thing, related to ginger, only a deep vivid orange inside. The color is so intense that it was originally used as a dye, but turmeric milk, or tea, has also been used in India as a healing drink for thousands of years, and lately Westerners have discovered turmeric in a big way. It has one of the longest lists of potential health benefits of any food known to man, from healing cuts to slowing the growth of cancers, and Alzheimer’s disease.
I made mine with coconut milk, but you can also use almond milk, or regular dairy milk, it’s up to you.
Other delicious ways to stay healthy the natural way ~
Turmeric Tea
Ingredients
- 2 cups light coconut milk, full fat coconut milk, or almond milk
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 6 peppercorns
- 6 cardamom pods
- 1 star anise
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- honey to taste
Instructions
- Gently crack the cardamom pods open with a rolling pin, being careful not to lose the tiny black seeds. Break the cinnamon stick in two.
- Put all the ingredients in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Turn off the heat and let steep for 5 minutes.
- Bring the tea back up to a simmer, then strain into warm mugs.
- Top with a little ground cinnamon, if desired.
Thank you so much for this wonderful and health giving drink recipe! My husband and I made it, and absolutely loved it! The only item we did not use was the cayenne. While making it later, I thought that it would taste great with vanilla and orange zest. So for a double batch I added 1-2 tsp. of double vanilla extract and the zest of one orange but only used 4 peppercorns, and it was sublime! Oh, and also just for an alternative, I ended up using 3 Tbl. maple sugar in this batch, since we were out of honey. Thank you so much!!
Hi Sue
I grate fresh tumeric and ginger and brew in a tea pot with a slice of lemon with successful results but have you any suggestions of what I can use the drained pulp for and would the pulp have any beneficial health usage
Cheers
Ken
I would think that you could use the pulp in some kind of vegetable soup, or stew, or even smoothie.
I am sipping the pineapple cough syrup, I have had a cough for 3 weeks and my doctor said they aren’t concerned unless you have fever for 3 days or cough for 4 weeks. I have a fancy anniversary party to attend tonight and I’m hoping for an immediate cure. It’s delicious and I think I could sip through the evening. Any problem with getting too much of the ginger and or cayenne? I don’t want an even more embarrassing symptom.
I don’t think there is, unless you find it upsets your stomach or is too spicy. Hope you feel better soon!
This was delicious. I had no cardamon pods or star anise, but I did add a sprinkle of ground cardamon. I also swapped the honey with maple syrup. Divine and warming, perfect even on a July night. Thank you for the inspiring recipe.
Sue–I paid $12.99 a pound but got alot. I also cut it into small pieces and put it in my freeze to keep it fresh. Like with ginger, it will keep along time, as fresh turmeric has a limited time that it is available fresh. This a.m. I added cocoa powder to this recipe, heated it up and it was a fabulous hot cocoa!!! This recipe is a keeper!!
Cocoa powder, really? That’s a wild idea, I need to try!
just made this but used fresh turmeric root. It is so good!! Will drink before bed tonight. Very creamy and full of flavor.
They just started carrying fresh turmeric at my grocery store, I’m so excited!
Can double and store this, or if just for one – half the ingredients?
Sure, just cut everything in half, Barbara!
Ooh, this looks delicious! I’ve been making a ginger lemon honey turmeric tea for colds, but the chai spices here sound divine. Can’t wait to try it- thank you for posting.
Oh Sue – this is perfect. We’re sitting inside with colds watching the blizzard outside, what could be better and I think (hope/pretty sure) I have all the ingredients – this tea could get us through the rest of the winter!! Thanks:)
Mary x