When Leigh recently had a bit of inflammation about the shoulder (a lot of wood-cutting for our woodturner and some hard gym sessions), I turned to this recipe I'd seen a friend talking about online a few weeks before.
This is my own tweaked version of what turned out to be a very nice drink indeed. It doesn't taste anything like you'd expect - it's creamy, soothing and rich with just a tang of turmeric and the knowledge, that comes with this delicious golden herb, that you're easing those inflamed tissues every time you sip.
Despite it feeling like a very wintry drink, I shall most definitely be making it again. Whether I am inflamed or not! And don't let my photos put you off - it was really hard to photograph! (all that yellow).
Makes 2 mugs.
YOU WILL NEED:
1 x 1-inch knob of fresh turmeric
1 x 1/2-inch knob fresh ginger
2 x teaspoons almond oil or coconut oil
1 x cup full-fat coconut or soya milk
1 x cup coconut water OR powdered ground coconut
1 x generous tablespoon maple syrup
Wash the turmeric and ginger, then grate them finely into a mortar (don't bother peeling, if you grate well enough the tiny skin bits will only add to the roughage!)
Put the coconut oil into the mortar, and grind the oil into the turmeric and ginger with your pestle until they form a fine paste.
Pour the coconut milk and coconut water into a saucepan, and put in the paste made with turmeric, ginger and oil.
Turn the heat up to medium-high and warm the ingredients together until it's bubbling a bit. Turn off the heat and cover the saucepan, allowing the turmeric and ginger to steep for about 3 minutes. Stir in the maple syrup until it dissolves.
Strain the tea through a fine-mesh strainer or strainer into a tea pot, or pour into mugs.
Serve warm.
If you can't get fresh turmeric (which comes in nice yellow strange-shaped blobs), substitute 2 teaspoons of organic powdered turmeric.
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