Turmeric has always been touted as one of the healing spices. Be it the very popular 'haldi doodh' or chewing raw haldi every morning, the yellow spice has been used as traditional dose for immunity. Its culinary usages need no mention; it is an indispensable part of several cuisines. Other than 'haldi doodh', there are several turmeric-based recipes, which work well as immunity boosters; and one of such recipes is turmeric tea. Also known as golden tea, this beverage can be customised with several ingredients. Alongside haldi, some people like ginger, some like black-pepper, while others like cinnamon.
Keeping all these in mind, here we bring you an easy turmeric tea pre-mix recipe, which can be prepared and stored for anytime use. The recipe needs some very basic powdered spices like - haldi, cinnamon, clove, ginger and black pepper. Each of these ingredients works well as an immunity booster
How To Prepare The Haldi Tea Pre-Mix:
The ratio of the mix can be customised as per wish, but our recommendations will be- 3:3:2:2:1 (haldi, ginger, cinnamon, clove, black pepper, respectively).
Here's A Simplified Version Of The Recipe:
Method:
Step 1- Put 3 tbsp of haldi powder, 3 tbsp ginger powder, 2 tbsp cinnamon powder, 2 tbsp cloves and 1 tbsp black pepper powder in a blender and mix well. Make sure there is not a single drop of water in it.
Step 2- Put the mix in an airtight glass jar.
Step 3- Store the mix in the jar. It can be stored atleast for 6 months if you keep it in a cool place and do not expose to sunlight.
How To Make Turmeric Tea:
The best part is, you can make green tea, black tea or milk tea, as per your choice, with this pre-mix.
Step 1- Brew the tea of your choice.
Step 2- Add one teaspoon of the mix (for one cup).
Step 3- Add honey to the tea and enjoy.