Turmeric Tea

Questions: It seems like one would go through a lot of cinnamon sticks with this recipe. I wonder if they could be rinsed and reused once or twice, or how much powdered cinnamon to substitute.

To eliminate any mess, freeze the Tumeric root! It grates more easily that way, too. And lasts much longer

You can definitely reuse cinnamon sticks. Rinse in hot water and let it dry. Reuse about 5 x

I have been drinking a "tea latte" with turmeric for years.
Mix together
4 t (1 T + 1 t) unsweetened cocoa
3/4 t cinnamon
3/4 c instant nonfat dry milk
1/4 t turmeric (1/2 t optional)
Set aside for several hours. Make 8 oz. of hot tea and add the mixture to the tea.
Note: No sweetener is needed; the dry milk removes the bitter taste of the cocoa.
I make this in bulk for about 20 cups of tea.

¼ cup water
½ teaspoon dried turmeric (or a 1/2-inch piece fresh turmeric, peeled and grated)
1 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled and grated
1 cardamom pod
1 cinnamon stick
3 peppercorns
½ tablespoon honey
1 cup milk
1 tea bag
In a small pan over low heat, add the water, turmeric, ginger, cardamom, cinnamon, peppercorns and honey. Bring to a simmer, then pour in milk, and add the tea bag. When milk is steaming, use a spoon to taste, and add more honey if you like. Pour through a fine-mesh strainer

Here is what I have in the AM
Fresh Ginger, Turmeric grated and simmered in 1 1/2 cups water
After cooked while still hot add 1/2 a lemon and as much pepper(ground up) as you like. Boy oh boy what a Morning drink to wake you up with out caffeine.

To put your self to sleep at night any Milk with same amount of ginger, and turmeric and any of the other spices cooked in milk (NO tea bag) and maybe a little honey. Really helps you sleep.

Just what I do. works for me

I put all the spices in an un bleached tea filter-saves the need to strain-except for removing the cinnamon stick and tea bag!

I’ve been drinking this since I was a little girl, made by my Nani, or “grandmother.” This NYT recipe is a great rendition of the Indian classic. Feel free to use a dash of cinnamon powder for the stick, and don’t scare away from extra turmeric and ginger! Honey is extra soothing for a sore throat. This is comforting in the evening before bed, on those days your have a cold, or any morning you need a spicy, herbal wake up. Enjoy!

One inch piece is good enough. Once boiled, it may loose it's flavour and good qualities. Cinnmon is not very expencive. Good quality powder is availble in grocery stores and places like Costco. 1/4 tsp is enough. Cinnomon's flavor satisfies the sweet tooth besides its medicinal qualities.

Masala doodh brings back memories from my childhood. Thank you Tejal Rao. Add a pinch of saffron for that royal flavor and color. You can find a mix of all these spices in an Indian store called Masala Milk, just add that to some warm milk and enjoy!

Same applies to ginger. I store root ginger cut up in 1-2 inch chunks the freezer. No peeling required. It grates easily. Also when thawed it disintegrates and can be very easily squeezed out to yield ginger juice. I wonder if this works with turmeric root?

Subs

1. 2 teaspoons of Penzey's minced dried ginger (fantastic sub)
2. a few shakes of coarse ground pepper (about 3)
3. 1 cup of unsweetened Eden Soymilk (it's the richest)
4. 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
5. 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamon
6. If you want it sweeter, & don't want to use more honey, 1 packet of Sweet Leaf stevia does the trick. It's the best tasting stevia

I do not go for ready mades, if I am using this for its medicinal qualities. Turmeric is availble in Indian and Careebian grocey stores. It is also available in big stores like Costco. Usually it has no expiry date. I go to big stores or popular brands, Turmeric tablets are also available. They include a dash of pepper, as recent research proves that pepper enhances turmeric's medicinal qualities. Costco's prices are low. I don't work for them.

If you add some fat and black pepper, you´ll absorb more of the active anti-inflammatory ingredient of the turmeric. I buy fresh turmeric and ginger root in the Asian grocery store, peel the ginger with a spoon, leave the skin on the turmeric, slice ginger finely, add both to blender, freeze, thaw slightly, cut into cubes with a serrated bread knife, store in ziplock baggy in freezer and use a cube a day. Why? Because the fresh turmeric has a much more palatable texture than the dried turmeric.

This looks like a valuable recipe from Ayurvedic medicine. Buy the spices cheaply in Indian grocery stores. Bruise cinnamon & cardamom in a mortar and pestle before use. Cloves and a piece of organic lemon peel can be added. Ciinnamon lowers insulin resistance, which we all develop with age, often causes Type II Diabetes. Ginger thins blood, if on a blood thinner, be careful. Turmeric is one of the most researched anti-cancer substances, the problem is getting it to absorb well.