Turmeric milk also known as golden milk aka Haldi Doodh is a healthy Indian drink recipe that has been gaining popularity in the West. It is prepared with milk, turmeric, black pepper and lightly sweetened with honey. This Haldi Doodh recipe is an ancient healing remedy commonly used in India to treat fever, colds, cough, and boost your immunity.
Traditionally turmeric milk is prepared with fresh turmeric and black pepper powder. Black pepper helps in the absorption of curcumin which is present in turmeric. So dont skip adding black pepper. Always use organic turmeric powder.
If you feeding turmeric milk to kids just reduce turmeric and black pepper quantity and increase sweetener as per their liking.
Turmeric Milk Benefits
Drinking warm turmeric milk has many health benefits and often used as an alternative remedy to boost immunity and stave off illness - Source
- Rich in antioxidants
- Helps build immunity
- Reduce inflammation and joint pain
- Reduce the risk of cancer
- Has antibacterial, antiviral and, anti-fungal properties
- Cures sore throat, cough, and cold
With so many health benefits of turmeric, you will be thinking about how to include it in your diet. Turmeric is added in most Indian cooking like curries, soups, dals, and dry veggie preparation.
How to Make Turmeric Golden Milk recipe
Heat milk in a pan and bring it to a boil on a medium low flame.
Once the milk begins to boil, then switch off the gas.
Add turmeric powder and pepper powder.
Black pepper helps in the absorption of curcumin which is present in turmeric. So dont skip adding black pepper. Mix well
Lastly Stir in the honey and serve haldi doodh hot or warm.
To get froth you can pour the haldi milk into the glass from a distance.
Variations
- You can use any kind of milk to make this recipe. Vegans can use almond milk, coconut milk, soya milk, oat milk, cashew milk.
- Adding sweetener is purely up to your preference. It could be honey, jaggery, brown sugar, maple syrup, coconut sugar, or any other sweetener of your choice.
- You can also try adding other spices like ground cinnamon, cardamom, ground ginger, etc for added flavor. You can also add grated ginger and whole spices and strain the milk before consuming.
- To make turmeric milk using fresh turmeric root, peel and grate ½ inch turmeric root and boil with milk for 2-3 minutes and strain the milk. Then add ground pepper powder and sweetener and serve warm.
FAQs
Just replace the regular dairy milk with almond milk, coconut milk, soya milk, oat milk, or cashew milk.
If using honey, replace it with jaggery or maple syrup, or brown sugar for a vegan option.
How to make Turmeric Milk for Cough?
For one cup of milk, add ½ teaspoon of grated ginger, crush 2 black peppercorns, 1 cardamom, ½ inch cinnamon, along with milk and boil the milk for 10 minutes. Strain and drink warm.
Best time to consume Turmeric Milk?
Drinking turmeric milk at night is a better option as it can promote sleep. Some believe the milk causes the release of tryptophan, an amino acid known to promote sleep.
Looking for curries with Turmeric powder?
- Zucchini Besan Sabzi
- Aloo Green Beans Curry
- Zucchini Stir Fry
- Lauki Sabji(Bottle Gourd Curry)
- Black Eyed Pea Curry
Golden Turmeric Milk
Ingredients
Measuring cup used 1 cup = 250 ml
- 1 cup whole milk (or coconut, soya, almond, cashew milk)
- ½ teaspoon organic turmeric powder
- ⅛ teaspoon black pepper powder
- 1 teaspoon Organic honey or jaggery
Instructions
- Heat milk in a pan and bring it to a boil on a medium low flame.
- Once the milk begins to boil, then switch off the gas.
- Add turmeric powder and pepper powder.Black pepper helps in the absorption of curcumin which is present in the turmeric.So dont skip adding black pepper.Mix well
- Lastly Stir in the honey and serve hot or warm.
- To get froth you can pour the turmeric milk into the glass from a distance.
Notes
- You can use any kind of milk to make this recipe.Vegans can use almond milk ,coconut milk, soya milk, oat milk, cashew milk.
- Adding sweetener is purely up to your preference.It could be honey, jaggery, brown sugar, maple syrup, coconut sugar or any other sweetener of your choice.
- You can also try adding other spices like ground cinnamon, cardamom, ground ginger etc for added flavour.You can also add grated ginger and whole spices and strain the milk before consuming.
- To make turmeric milk using fresh turmeric root, peel and grate ½ inch turmeric root and boil with milk for 2-3 minutes and strain the milk.Then add ground pepper powder and sweetener and serve warm.
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Anonymous says
Thank you for the recipe!
bhavana says
Hope you will like this healthy recipe.