Looking out for something new when a new year comes. Always looking for ways to brighten up a morning because breakfast should never be dull. A new recipe that I have yet to try. Under my radar for a few years. So as I was in my house in Portugal it felt right. I had the time to try something new. To try mixing spices and fruit that I wouldn't normally do first thing in the morning. Feels good and felt right. A cup of warm tea full of strong flavours. Not for breakfast but a complement. That feels good on a cold and grey morning. Not only good for the body also good to keep us warm. Was looking for something new, found it and gonna keep this ritual.
faz 1 frasco
A receita é retirada integralmente do blogue 101 cookbooks de Heidi Swanson, que tem receitas maravilhosas e o mais naturais possíveis. Além de uma fonte de inspiração pela receitas que cria e re-cria é-o também pela simplicidade das fotos bonitas. Esta receita é só mais uma das que tinha aqui guardadas para experimentar faz tempo. Segui a receita original e adicionei apenas o gengibre, porque gosto do sabor do gengibre em chá.
Curcuma é também conhecida em Portugal como Açafrão-das-Índias.
ingredientes:
80 ml mel
2 e 1/2 c. chá de curcuma em pó
sumo de limão
rodelas de gengibre
pimenta preta acabada de moer
Num almofariz misturar o mel com a curcuma até ficar uma pasta consistente. Guardar num frasco e ir usando.
Para cada chávena colocar uma colher de chá da mistura de curcuma no fundo. Adicionar água quente (mas não a ferver, como para um chá) na chávena, misturar bem para dissolver. Adicionar sumo de limão, uma rodela de gengibre (ou várias) e um pouco de pimenta preta.
Enjoy!
makes 1 jar
This recipe is taken entirely from the blog 101 cookbooks by Heidi Swanson, that has amazing recipes and as natural as possible. Not only an inspiration source because of the recipes that creates but also for the simplicity in the beautiful pictures. This recipe is just another one in the pile of recipes that I wanted to try for a longtime. I followed the recipe as in the original but I added some ginger, because I love the flavour of ginger in tea.
ingredients:
80 ml honey
2 1/2 teaspoons dried turmeric
lemon juice
ginger slices
freshly ground black pepper
Mix the turmeric into the honey in a mortar until it forms a paste. Keep in a jar and keep using it.
For each cup of tea, place a teaspoon of the turmeric paste in the bottom of a mug. Pour hot water (but not boiling as for a regular cup of tea) in the mug and stir well to dissolve. Add a squeeze of lemon juice, a ginger slice (or a few more) and a bit of black pepper.
Enjoy!
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