Jamu Juice! Bali’s all-natural, anti-inflammatory elixir- made with fresh turmeric, ginger, honey and a squeeze of lemon. Heals and soothes the body! Make a big batch and serve hot or cold during the busy workweek!
Hello friends. This is a recipe from Bali, called Jamu, or Jamu Juice! An all-natural, anti-inflammatory elixir, made with fresh turmeric, ginger, honey ( OR maple) and a squeeze of lemon – that can be served warm like tea or chilled – which has become a godsend ever since we got back from our trip there last spring.
It’s very simple to make and very often I’ll make a quick batch on Sunday and then drink it during the week.
It’s also very soothing if you have a cold, served warm like tea before bedtime.
Throughout Indonesia, there are many varieties of this herbal root infusion which seem to work wonders when it comes to healing the body.
This version, the most common we found there, was made with fresh turmeric root and ginger blended up with water, then strained, and sweetened with honey , finished with a s sqeeze of citrus. So freshing during the hot months, yet soothing and warming duing the cold months.
This has a particularly soothing effect on my old tired achy bones, relieving aches and pains after workouts and hikes.
It contains powerful anti-inflammatory agents that in my opinion work just as well as Advil, without any side effects or harm to the liver.
Don’t take my word for it, try it for yourself and see.
This is an extra large two quart jar that holds 8 cups of Jamu juice.
I find Brian and I can easily go through this in a week.
In cold and flu season, this is also really nice, heated up. Somehow it soothes sore throats and calms colds.
Jamu juice can be made in a blender or in your juicer– either way you’ll love it’s healing effects!
PrintJamu Juice Recipe
Jumu Juice – a healing anti-inflammatory Indonesian drink made with fresh turmeric and ginger, honey ( or maple) and a squeeze of citrus. Soothing and healing to the body. Drink this cold or warm like tea.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 8 cups 1x
- Category: drink, juice, turmeric
- Method: juiced, blended
- Cuisine: Balinese
Ingredients
- ½ cup fresh turmeric roots, rinsed, no need to peel
- 3/4 cup fresh ginger roots, rinsed, no need to peel
- 4 cups water
- honey or maple to taste
- squeeze of lemon lime or citrus to taste
Instructions
If making in a blender, slice the turmeric and ginger into thin disks (leave skin on) place in a blender and add 2 cups water. Blend for about 1 minute. Let stand a few minutes, strain into bowl, then pour into a quart jar, add remaining two cups of water. ( If drinking this hot, feel free to leave out the remaining two cups- see notes) You can either add the sweetener and citrus to the jar, or add to your glass when serving.
If using an electric juicer , juice whole roots. You should end up with about 1 cup of golden liquid combined. Add a little water to the juicer to extract more of the juice if you want. Place this in a quart jar, pitcher or container. Feel free to fill the quart jar with water, sweetening with maple and sqeezing with citrus.
Notes
When serving this hot like tea, I tend to leave the jamu juice very concentrated, pouring a little ( 1/4 cup) into a mug then filling the mug with hot water, adding honey and lemon to taste. I like mine pretty strong, so perhaps start conservatively.)
Instead of sweetener, you could add fruit juice- pineapple is nice.
When serving the Jamu Juice chilled, I’ll often dilute more it with water , and sweeten it right in the jar, also adding the citrus to the jar , keeping it in the fridge so its ready to pour over ice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
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where can I find Turmeric root. Cant find it at my grocery store.
Try an Asian market or Ethnic Market. If all else fails try adding ground turmeric. Start with 1-2 tablespoons. More as you acquire the taste for it. Fresh turmeric tastes much better to me personally.
I came across this recipe while searching for non-medicinal options to treat a sore throat and laryngitis. Made it yesterday – using the blender method for extracting the turmeric and ginger root juices. It’s not only soothing to my sore throat, but it’s pretty darn delicious. I enhanced the citrus notes with the juice of one large lemon, an orange and 1/2 a grapefruit.
I can imagine adding a shot of ACV and a pinch of cayenne for an immunity boosting morning drink, so this will become a staple in my fridge.
Thank you!
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Im so happy you like it!
I made this juice which made ALOT so I am wondering, how long does it last? Also I was wondering if the amount of water is right because it tastes a little watered down, is it still effective this way?
THanks
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I’ve had in the fridge for the week. You can make it more concentrated if you like.
Love this recipe and the taste of fresh ginger and tumeric juiced!!! I would love to know how much Tumeric powder would be a good substitute for the root in case stores are out of Tumeric like I recently experienced.
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One teaspoon of turmeric powder for 1 tablespoon root!
Made a big batch of this and have it in the fridge chilling to drink as needed. Super freshing and love the flavor.
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Hey I was just wondering what the shelf life is for 1 litre of Jamu
I would say 1 week in the fridge. 🙂
Why is it so orange? Mine looks like dirty dish water. Tastes pretty good. Doesn’t look so good.
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Did you use fresh or ground tumeric?
It looks wonderful, but I don’t have access to fresh turmeric. However I do have a quart jar of turmeric powder. Is it possible to use that instead, and if so, how would you recommend using it? Great blog.
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I haven’t tried it with ground turmeric, but it seems like it would work. Just add to taste, a teaspoon at a time? It may not stay mixed and probably won’t have all the flavor of fresh. But worth a try!
Based on your comment of 1 tsp turmeric powder = 1 TBS root, 3/4 cup root = 1/4 cup powder
Show my work:
3/4 cup root = 12 TBL = 12 tsp powder = 4 TBL = 1/4 cup
Thanks! I will make a batch today using powder based on your calculations and see if it tastes right. Appreciate it!
Can you use a little stevia in this instead of honey as I’m counting my carbs.
I don’t see why not? Give it a try and see how it tastes. 🙂
Is it jamu or jumu? The recipe spells is both ways. Just curious.
Jamu 😉
P.S. I use only the dry version of ginger and turmeric so that I can keep a big supply of it stashed. I order ginger, turmeric, pepper, and honey in bulk.
I like the idea of your dry version of this recipe. How much of each ingredient do you use to make a batch ?
I’ve been making this for years. We call it Golden Tea and drink it daily. I include black pepper in the recipe. I make a huge batch minus the water. It keeps well just stashed in a cupboard. We mix a teaspoon in a cup of hot water, usually flavor it with lime juice. I also stir a teaspoon into a cup of hot milk for Golden Milk, prefer it this way. Absolutely delicious, so satisfying, and cures what ails ya.
I’d like to try this, but I don’t have a juicer. Any suggestions as to an easy and efficient method ? I do have a blender
Try blending ( slice turmeric and ginger thinly first) and let it seep over night, strain.
Thanks! Will try that!