This soar throat-soothing turmeric tea with ginger, lemon, and black pepper is healing, warming, comforting, and full of benefits.
Incredible golden turmeric tea made with fresh turmeric, ginger, black pepper, honey and lemon and so soothing for my sore throat.
You definitely have to try this tea! You will love its aroma, the sweet and lemony taste, and that surprising peppery kick. Not to mention that beautiful orange color.
Learn how to make Elderflower Tea, too. Or make our Turmeric Paste for Golden Milk; you can also use it to make tea.
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๐Recipe ingredients
- Turmeric: It contains curcumin, which is a strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. I also use fresh turmeric to make this delicious Spicy Turkey Meatball Curry.
- Ginger: Ginger is also a strong antioxidant and it is anti-inflammatory.
- Black pepper: The curcumin in turmeric is so good for us, but it is rather poorly absorbed into the bloodstream. To help with that process, you should always add some black pepper to your turmeric drinks or dishes. Black pepper enhances the absorption of curcumin by 2000%.
- Other ingredients: Honey (also great for soar throat), lemon, and cinnamon.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
๐ตHow to replace fresh turmeric with dried?
- Turmeric is a ginger-like rhizome. It is bright orange and stains everything; you might think about wearing gloves when preparing fresh turmeric.
- You might find it in some supermarkets, but it is not that easy to find. At least it's not as easy as it is to find ground turmeric.
- When replacing fresh turmeric with ground turmeric, you should use about a third of the needed amount of fresh turmeric.
- So, for this turmeric tea for soar throat recipe, you will need a piece of fresh turmeric about as long and thick as your little finger. I replace that with about ยพ teaspoon ground turmeric.
๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ณHow to make turmeric tea?
Step #1: Boil water in a small pot.
Step #2: Slice turmeric and ginger.
- Step #3: Add cinnamon and pepper and simmer for 4-5 minutes.
- Step #4: Strain the tea. Add honey and lemon juice.
๐Expert Tips
The recipe makes 1 large mug of tea, but feel free to make as much as you want. I usually make about 3-4 cups and keep the tea in the Thermos bottle.
The ginger turmeric tea will be very dark orange at first, but once you add just a little lemon juice, the tea will brighten up and look like liquid gold!
๐ฟMore recipes with turmeric
๐ฝ๏ธRecipe
Turmeric Tea - Golden Tea
Ingredients
- 1 piece of fresh turmeric as long and thick as your little finger, Notes 1, 2
- 1 piece fresh ginger about as large as half of your thumb
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- a few grindings of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice to taste, Note 3
- 1 cup water 250 ml
Instructions
- Boil water: Measure the water in a large mug, pour it into a small pan, and bring it to a boil.1 cup water/ 250 ml
- Slice: In the meantime, slice the turmeric and the ginger into thin slices.1 piece of fresh turmeric + 1 piece fresh ginger
- Simmer: Turn the heat down and add the turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and pepper to the pot. Simmer gently for 4-5 minutes.1 pinch cinnamon + a few grindings of black pepper
- Sieve the tea through a fine-mesh sieve back into the mug, and add honey and fresh lemon juice to taste. Stir well and enjoy it.1 teaspoon honey + 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
Notes
- The recipe makes 1 large mug of tea, but feel free to make as much as you want. I usually make about 3-4 cups and keep the tea in the Thermos bottle.
- Substitute fresh turmeric with ยพ teaspoon ground turmeric
- Color: The teaย will be very dark orange at first, but once you add just a little lemon juice, the tea will brighten up and look like liquid gold!
Annette says
I am getting a sore throat. I definitely will try this right now. I am all about healing my body naturally. I cannot take any sort of cough or cold suppressant due to asthma
Adina says
Yes, I know that, I have mentioned it in my Turmeric Paste for Golden Milk post. However, I was not aiming for more than a nice hot tea to calm my sore throat when I've made this recipe, I didn't claim anything else in the post. You could add some coconut oil in the tea if you like to boost its effectiveness or use the turmeric paste mentioned before and stir that into hot water.
Amber says
Adina, I just try your recipe today. I will must say it has a wonderful soothing taste. I will recommend all to make it.
Adina says
Thank you,Amber. I'm glad you liked it.?
Evi @ greenevi says
Such a beautiful, healing tea! Love the colour and tastes of turmeric, especially nowadays, when the weather got a little bit colder.
Hope you are feeling better already!! ๐
mjskitchen says
I am absolutely loving these tumeric recipes! This is definitely the cure for the common cold. I "almost" want to get a cold so I can see how this works. In the meantime, I'll just enjoy it and say healthy. ๐
Anu - My Ginger Garlic Kitchen says
I am loving all the turmeric recipes and this one is no exception, Adina. Turmeric just tastes wonderful. Hope you already recovered better by the time you read this! ๐
Anca says
The tea sounds lovely. I hope you feel better now.
Balvinder says
Isnโt this wonderful? I love turmeric so much in tea, milk and in almost everything I cook. But I yet have to try in a cake. Saved your recipe for later.
Chris Scheuer says
Wow, that's pretty amazing and wonderful that it tastes good too. Hope you continue to feel better!