Food Talk | Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser … with maple syrup
“Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.”
Michael Pollan
Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser… when a ray of sunshine hits you in the morning, you know you are energised. How much better can a morning be to wake up to? These glasses have all the colour, loads of flavour and summer literally within. You do know how good fresh turmeric is for you, right? Combine it with milk, chia seeds and a 100% pure maple syrup from Canada and the goodness comes together!
So when you combine powerful ingredients that compliment each other, all the benefits come under one roof, or in one glass as the case might be.
Here we have a superfood like turmeric well known for it’s antioxidant and anti inflammatory properties. It is also good for the control of diabetes and arthritis among other things. The turmeric latte has caught the world by storm over the past year. Just a peep at the vibrant sunshine colour will convince you of it’s goodness.
To this, add liquid gold of a 100% pure maple syrup from Canada and you’ve got magic. Just a few tablespoons of maple syrup are enough to add a soothing natural sweetness. Maple syrup is a healthier alternative to regular sweeteners and sugar. It shares similar properties with turmeric. Is known to be an antioxidant, has anti inflammatory properties, and is a rich source of nutrients.
Do try making things as simple and good as this. They are fun to create. Use seasonal fruit, use fresh herbs from the garden, maybe edible flowers too. See how pretty a whole bouquet looks! And of course if you are short on time, you can always just do a very very simple and basic Fresh Turmeric Iced Latte for summer. Combine milk with fresh or dry turmeric powder {haldi} if you please, add a glug of earthy robust 100% pure maple syrup, chill and get energised for summer!
Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser
Ingredients
Tropical Fresh Turmeric Chia Energiser
- 200 ml milk
- 1 inch piece fresh turmeric, grated fine
- 2-3 tbsp 100% pure maple syrup
- 3 tbsp chia seeds
To top
- Cape gooseberries/physallis
- Pomegranate
- Fresh mint
- Organic fresh rose petals
Instructions
- Bring the milk to a boil, take off heat and add the fresh grated turmeric to it. Let it steep for 30 minutes, then strain and sweeten with 100% pure maple syrup.
- Stir in the chia seeds, allow to cool, stirring a few times to distribute the chia seeds.
- Add halved cape gooseberries to serving glasses and pour over the fresh turmeric chia milk once it cools.
- Allow to stand in glasses in the fridge overnight.
- Top with more cape gooseberries, pomegranate pearls, fresh mint and organic rose petals.
- Serve chilled
- Note: This can be served as only Fresh Turmeric Chia Latte too. Increase the milk for this version, and or decrease the amount of chia seeds. Alternatively, skip the chia seeds, and pour the steeped strained fresh turmeric milk with maple syrup over ice cubes. This will offer a very refreshing delicious iced latte!
Deeba @ PAB
About me: I am a freelance food writer, recipe developer and photographer. Food is my passion - baking, cooking, developing recipes, making recipes healthier, using fresh seasonal produce and local products, keeping a check on my carbon footprint and being a responsible foodie! I enjoy food styling, food photography, recipe development and product reviews. I express this through my food photographs which I style and the recipes I blog. My strength lies in 'Doing Food From Scratch'; it must taste as good as it looks, and be healthy too. Baking in India, often my biggest challenge is the non-availability of baking ingredients, and this has now become a platform to get creative on. I enjoy cooking immensely as well.
8 Comments
U K
The recipe is indeed unique and appealing but for now I wanted to ask you only one question….”When should I come to you to learn this meticulous and beautiful photography? ” 🙂 Awesome snaps…Just loved them…
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Carlos At Spoonabilities
The drink look so refreshing and those flavors sounds so good!
Simran
I’m book-marking and will be tweeting this to my followers! Amazing and outstanding design.
repara ordenadores
I did not know that turmeric was consumed fresh, I imagine that the taste that leaves in the mouth must be very different curcuma dry.
Everyday you learn something new.
Excellent post
Deeba @ PAB
Yes it is consumed fresh a lot in India, and yes it’s got a very different fresh taste.
Deeba @ PAB
Yes it is consumed fresh a lot in India, and yes it’s got a very different fresh taste. Thank you for your kind words. 🙂
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